Crew of the B-29 "Enola Gay"

The Real Reason Japan Surrendered

The bombs fell. But it was something else that forced Japan to the table. If there is one event from World War II that almost everyone knows about, it is without a doubt the U.S. atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Little Boy and Fat Man,…

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Nick Ravenshade
Nick Ravenshade

Nick Ravenshade, LL.B. is the founder and author of WarCommons. He researches and writes independently on the Second World War, drawing on historical scholarship, memoirs, declassified records and archival sources. His legal training shapes a rigorous, evidence-based approach to WWII history, analysis and argument.

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