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Key research sources on the Japanese surrender

Posted on Saturday, 1 November 2014 by Mark ThomasNovember 1, 2014

Key research sources on the Japanese surrender In my accidental series regarding what I learned writing about the Japanese surrender, the topic led me to a wide variety of sources. Several of these I consider invaluable for anyone wanting a … Continue reading →

Posted in Military History, Teaching History | Tagged research skills, WWII

Why the Japanese government surrendered

Posted on Monday, 27 October 2014 by Mark ThomasSeptember 22, 2018

Why the Japanese government surrendered As with some aspects of science, many facets of history are not definitive. Over time, new evidence is discovered, reviewed and verified, altering past understandings in ways that seldom go so far as to disprove a … Continue reading →

Posted in Military History | Tagged cause and effect, diplomacy, teaching history, WWII

Favorite Emperor Hirohito reigns over an inferno

Posted on Monday, 6 October 2014 by Mark ThomasJuly 28, 2020

Emperor Hirohito reigns over an inferno In Herbert Lord’s seminal study of the Titanic disaster, A Night to Remember, White Star Line’s president, J. Bruce Ismay, is revealed alternating between distinguished passenger and company operative, at times questioning Captain Smith … Continue reading →

Posted in Military History | Tagged B-29s, Emperor Hirohito, Japan, submarines, WWII

What I learned writing about the Japanese surrender

Posted on Sunday, 28 September 2014 by Mark ThomasSeptember 22, 2018

On August 14th, 2014, my deadline passed for writing about the sixty-ninth anniversary of Imperial Japan’s surrender. That was more than six weeks ago. I was confident of my knowledge of more than just the event’s cursory details and believed … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching History | Tagged history, Japanese, WWII

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