The Kyūjō Incident (1945) - The Last 24 Hours of World War II - Full Documentary

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How did World War II end? Adam explains the last 24 hours of the World War II from the Japanese perspective.

Most people know of Germany's surrender in 1945, but what about Japan? On the anniversary of Emperor Hirohito's speech announcing Japan's surrender, Adam dissects the 24 hours leading up to what would is truly Japan's longest day. Adam goes hour by hour into the little-known Kyūjō incident, which occurred from August 14 - 15, 1945, and led to some of the tensest and most important moments in human history.

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Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
5:17 - August 14, 1945 1200pm
6:06 - 100pm
7:10 - 200pm
9:32 - 300pm
10:02 - 400pm
11:03 - 500pm
12:08 - 600pm
13:32 - 700pm
14:26 - 800pm
15:34 - 900pm
17:23 - 1000pm
18:55 - 1100pm
21:39 - August 15, 1945 1200am
23:33 - 100am
27:02 - 200am
28:06 - 300am
34:20 - 400am
38:13 - 500am
41:45 - 600am
43:43 - 700am
45:02 - 800am
45:41 - 900am
46:13 - 1000am
46:26 - 1100am
48:09 - 1200pm

Bibliography

Butow, Robert J. C. (1954). Japan's Decision to Surrender. Stanford University Press.

Frank, Richard B. Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire. New York: Penguin. (1999): ISBN 978-0-14-100146-3.

Maddox, Robert James. Hiroshima in History: The Myths of Revisionism. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2007.

The Pacific War Research Society. Japan's Longest Day (English language ed.). Palo Alto, California: Kodansha International. (1965).

Toland, John (1970). The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire 1936–1945. New York: Random House.

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