By Mike Turner A bombing/mining blockade campaign against mainland Japan in 1945 was very successful. By June Japan recognised that she was defeated, and all she could do was negotiate ...
Japanese surrender
Book Review: Lost at Sea – Found at Fukushima
Japanese Surrender in Toyko-from Warramunga’s Surgeon
Japanese Surrender onboard USS Missouri
When the signal “Cease hostilities against Japan” was hoisted in the British Task Force, awaiting a broadcast to the Fleet by Admiral Halsey USN, a kamikaze splashed into the sea ...
Japanese Proclamation of Unconditional Surrender
Proclamation of Unconditional Surrender by HIROHITO, EMPEROR of JAPAN (1926-1989) IMPERIAL RESCRIPT TO OUR GOOD AND LOYAL SUBJECTS, After pondering deeply the general conditions of the world and the actual ...
Operation Downfall – The Invasion Of Japan
Letters – The Pathos of Palawan
As usual Max Thomson has entertained us with an interesting story ‘The Pathos of Palawan’ (Vol. 19, No. 1, (January) 1998). Although not part of the main story, he touches ...
HMAS Hawkesbury – The Pathos of Palawan
Japanese Surrender Signals – USN/RN
Tokyo Bay – 1945
With the surrender signed and whilst waiting for the first run ashore, a half dozen or so sailors from the Australian cruiser Shropshire (including myself) were granted permission to take out ...