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Second Sino-Japanese War - Part 5: The aftermath and legacy of conflict

August 1945 brought searing heat to East Asia—and with it, the long-awaited end of the Second Sino-Japanese War. In the preceding weeks, atomic bombs had incinerated Hiroshima and Nagasaki, while Soviet armies swept through Japanese-occupied Manchuria. Japanese command structures crumbled as Emperor Hirohito’s surrender speech crackled over radios, his voice trembling through static.

More: https://theconflictarchive.com/conflict/second-sino-japanese-war/chapter/5

Narrated by Marcus, an AI voice. Written from original research by The Archive Network.

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