Synopsis
William Craig discusses his book "The Fall of Japan: The Final Weeks of World War II In the Pacific." He speaks mostly on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Includes several excerpts from the book.
Details
Duration
31 minutes, 40 seconds
Ownership
Chicago History Museum
Digital Format
WAV
Tags
Craig, William. American authors--20th century--Interviews The Fall of Japan: The Final Weeks of World War II In the Pacific World War II--Japan WWII--Pacific Theater Nuclear bomb Atomic bomb Atomic bomb--History. Atomic bomb victims--Japan. Atomic bomb -- Japan -- Hiroshima-shi Atomic bomb -- Japan -- Nagasaki-shi Hiroshima Nagasaki Survivor reports Last days of Japanese Empire Pilots--American McDilda, Marcus (Lieutenant) Osaka (Japan) Prisoner of war POW Interrogation Japanese officers Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941. American soldiers Fat Man Little Boy Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. FDR Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965. Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972. Firebombing of Tokyo Potsdam Conference (1945) Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953. Atomic blast Radiation burns Radiation sickness Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989. Atomic bomb survivors Kyujo incident Kamikaze airplanes. Allied occupation of Japan Sweeney, Charles Albury, Donald Beahan, Raymond “Kermit”