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We The People: Marking 80 years since the first atomic bombs were dropped in WWII

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - In an effort to end World War II, the United States made an irreversible decision, changing the course of history: dropping the world’s first atomic bombs. On Aug. 6 and Aug ...
The American Spectator

Tokyo, Hiroshima, Nagasaki and the Man Who Ended the War

Eighty years ago this past week, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing nearly 200,000 people. Months before, U.S. bombers obliterated ...
The Diplomat

80 Years After WW2, Japan Again Finds Itself in Uncharted Waters

The country’s postwar history was a remarkable story of national rebirth. Now the assumptions that underpinned the last 80 years of policy are being stressed to the limit. Japanese Prime Minister ...
The Economist

The War Room newsletter: Seven of the best books on the Pacific war

This is the introduction to The War Room, a weekly, subscriber-only newsletter bringing exclusive insights into defence and security. Sign up for The War Room. Good afternoon. In this edition of The ...