Episode 27 : Du projet Manhattan à la capitul...

La Seconde Guerre mondiale s’achève en septembre 1945 mais la victoire militaire ne suffit pas et une question se pose aux vainqueurs : comment juger les crimes qui y ont été commis à une échelle sans précédent, alors même que le droit international n’a jamais prévu de tels actes ...  Show more

Si en Europe la guerre a pris fin le 8 mai avec la capitulation de l’Allemagne, il n’en est pas de même dans le Pacifique où le Japon occupe encore au début 1945 de nombreux territoires et surtout refuse toute idée de capitulation. Mais le pays, qui n’a connu que des défaites dep ...  Show more

The decision by the United States to drop atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 remains one of the most controversial moments in modern history. Did the atomic bombs force Japan's surrender in the Second World War? Or is this far too simple a narrati ...  Show more

By the beginning of August The Big Three had settled on what would happen to Japan if they did not head President Trumans warning and surrender. After the Japanese did not stand down, two atomic bombs were dropped killing a devastating number of Japanese people. 

President Truman put out an announcement that the United States had officially received the unconditional surrender of Japan. As many people throughout the world celebrated that WWII was over, the Japanese Emperor spoke out for the first time about their tragic loss. 

📖 Episode Transcripts in Link Below ⬇️ Today, we will discuss the event that forever altered the course of the world: the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945. This tragic episode represents a turning point in the history of World War II and humanity as a whole. https://patreon.com/Hist ...  Show more