August 9

  • SECOND U.S. A-BOMB LEVELS NAGASAKI

    ByNorm Haskett Reading Time: 9 minutes

    509th Composite Group HQ, Tinian, Mariana Islands • August 9, 1945 Despite the shockwaves that Hiroshima’s destruction on August 6, 1945, sent through Imperial circles, Japan’s govern­ment refused to agree to an uncon­di­tional sur­render; their leaders insisted on precon­ditions, chief among them pro­tecting the “pre­ro­ga­tives” of Emperor Hirohito as Japan’s “sovereign ruler.” (Had there been no Japa­nese…

  • NAGASAKI LEVELED BY U.S. A-BOMB

    ByNorm Haskett Reading Time: 7 minutes

    509th Composite Group HQ, Tinian, Mariana Islands · August 9, 1945 Despite the shockwaves that Hiroshima’s destruction on August 6, 1945, sent through Imperial circles, Japan’s govern­ment refused to agree to an uncon­di­tional surrender, their leaders insisting on precon­ditions that pro­tected the status of Hirohito as emperor. (Had there been no Japa­nese foot-dragging, would the Pacific…