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To: Lonesome in Massachussets
Apparently the Japanese were hoping for some sort of conditional surrender, brokered by the Soviets. Their unconditional surrender came not because of the A bombs, but on August 15, a week after the Soviets invaded Manchuria and overwhelmed the Japanese forces there. Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
31 posted on 08/06/2015 11:32:16 PM PDT by caveat emptor
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To: caveat emptor

The military faction was still holding out for a negotiated settlement. Only the intervention of the Emperor ended the war. On the night of August 14 some young military officers attempted a coup to oust the Emperor and continue the war.

You are wrong.


32 posted on 08/07/2015 3:27:15 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Men need a reason to shop. Women need a place.)
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