In a sense, both were a strategic failure
The Japanese government refused to surrender even after Nagasaki. It was only when the Emperor directly intervened (Extremely unusual) that the Japanese accepted the terms offered.
Posted By: Iwan Husarmi on August 7th 2005 at 22:12:58
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- hiroshima (General Chat) - SCC 26, Aug 7, 22:04:14
- Not quite as black and white as that (General Chat) - HarryHelveg, Aug 7, 22:06:54
- ended the war (General Chat) - SCC 26, Aug 7, 22:13:46
- Still kills people to this day though (General Chat) - Jester, Aug 8, 04:50:49
- fair enough (General Chat) - SCC 26, Aug 8, 10:25:53
- Still kills people to this day though (General Chat) - Jester, Aug 8, 04:50:49
- Nagasaki, on the other hand, was completely unncessary. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Aug 7, 22:08:21
- In a sense, both were a strategic failure (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Aug 7, 22:12:58
- wrong, what made the Emperor order a surrender then ? (n/m) (General Chat) - oh arr, Aug 7, 22:16:50
- Which is why I said (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Aug 7, 22:21:25
- the civil government did want to surrender, it was the military (General Chat) - oh arr, Aug 8, 05:21:32
- They were about to bomb Tokyo (General Chat) - Jester, Aug 8, 08:12:10
- the civil government did want to surrender, it was the military (General Chat) - oh arr, Aug 8, 05:21:32
- Which is why I said (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Aug 7, 22:21:25
- wrong, what made the Emperor order a surrender then ? (n/m) (General Chat) - oh arr, Aug 7, 22:16:50
- In a sense, both were a strategic failure (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Aug 7, 22:12:58
- ended the war (General Chat) - SCC 26, Aug 7, 22:13:46
- Not quite as black and white as that (General Chat) - HarryHelveg, Aug 7, 22:06:54
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