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The summer of 1945 was a time of monumental shifts. World War II, a conflagration that had engulfed the globe, was drawing to a close. In the Pacific, the United States, having unleashed a weapon of unimaginable power, stood poised to end the conflict with Japan. On August 6th and 9th, the cities of Hiroshima … Read more
The 6th of August, 1945. A day etched in infamy, forever marked by the unleashing of atomic fury upon Hiroshima. While the world remembers the devastating impact on Japan, another poignant and often overlooked narrative lies buried within the ashes: that of the Korean laborers, conscripted and coerced to work for the Japanese empire, caught … Read more
The year is 1945. The world has been engulfed in the fires of World War II for six long years. In the Pacific, the brutal island-hopping campaign between the United States and Japan has reached a horrifying crescendo. The battles for Iwo Jima and Okinawa have shown the American military the fierce, often suicidal, resistance … Read more