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How the Soviets blitzed Japan in WW2

In August 1945, the Soviet Union launched a massive and largely forgotten offensive into Japanese-occupied Manchuria. Known as Operation August Storm, the campaign saw over a million Soviet troops ...
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How World War II set up Mao’s victory in China

China’s role in World War II is often overlooked, but the war reshaped the country more than almost anywhere else in Asia. This video explores how Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Zedong, the United States, and ...
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As 60th Anniversary of End of WWII Approaches, UCSB Historian Says Research Shows American A-bombs Were Not Primary Cause of Japanese Surrender

While many Americans believe that World War II ended in the blinding flashes of the atomic bombs dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August of 1945, historians have hotly ...