15th August 1945
The war is over. At noon today the emperor personally broadcast his rescript proclaiming peace. The Times, which ran the complete text under a modest three-column… Read More »15th August 1945
Tōgō Heihachirō
28th May 1945
Almost unnoticed amid the mourning for Tokyo was the first faint death-rattle of Okinawa. On the night of the 24th the Giretsu air-borne unit of… Read More »28th May 1945