Name: World War Two
Genre: Documentary

World War Two Episode 7.35 Week 311 - The US drops two atomic bombs on Japan - WW2 - August 10, 1945

World War Two Episode 7.35 Week 311 - The US drops two atomic bombs on Japan - WW2 - August 10, 1945

Episode Premiere

August 10, 2024

Genre

Documentary

Official Site

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP1AejCL4DA7jYkZAELRhHQ

Information

Episode Premiere

August 10, 2024

Genre

Documentary

Period

2018 -

Production Co

Distributor

YouTube

Official Site

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP1AejCL4DA7jYkZAELRhHQ

Cast and Crew

Main Cast

Indy Neidell

Synopsis

This week atomic bombs are for the first time in history dropped on cities- Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. The bombs kill over 100,000 people and flatten large parts of the urban area. The Japanese government is actually meeting while the second bomb is dropped to consider their response to the first and to the demands for unconditional surrender. The response is not just to that first bomb, though, for on the 8th the Soviets tell the Japanese not only that they will not help them negotiate some sort of settled peace with the other Allies, they too are declaring war on Japan, and indeed invade Manchuria. With two atomic bombs and an invasion instead of mediating help, Japanese Emperor Hirohito cuts off any debate and says that Japan will surrender. This could happen next week.