The Last Days of World War II August 12-August 18: V-J Day (Season 1, Episode 26)
TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, History, War

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The Last Days of World War II

August 12-August 18: V-J Day (Season 1, Episode 26)

TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, History, War

In Tokyo, the Japanese government at last accepts the inevitable and surrenders to the Allies unconditionally. President Truman declares that "this is the day we've been waiting for since Pearl Harbor." Emperor Hirohito makes an emotional ...See moreIn Tokyo, the Japanese government at last accepts the inevitable and surrenders to the Allies unconditionally. President Truman declares that "this is the day we've been waiting for since Pearl Harbor." Emperor Hirohito makes an emotional broadcast to the Japanese nation saying that they had to surrender to keep the country from being destroyed by "a new and most cruel bomb." The surrender is formally made to General MacArthur at a ceremony aboard the U.S. battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Written by Anonymous See less

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Name	Known for
Ed Acheson Self Self See fewer	The Last Days of World War II (2005)
Charles Armstrong Self Self See fewer	The Last Days of World War II (2005)
Fred Ashworth Self Self See fewer	Enola Gay and the Atomic Bombing of Japan (1995)
Lawrence Boris Self Self See fewer	The Last Days of World War II (2005)
Faubion Bowers Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Davidsbündlertänze (1981)
Alan Brinkley Self Self See fewer	Baseball (1994)
Peter Duus Self Self See fewer	The Last Days of World War II (2005)
George Elsey Self Self See fewer	Churchill (2003)
Robert Fike Self Self See fewer	The Last Days of World War II (2005)
Stanley Galler Self Self See fewer	The Last Days of World War II (2005)
Robert Guillain Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Apostrophes (1975)
Chester Gusick Self Self See fewer	The Last Days of World War II (2005)
Paul Hennessey Self Self See fewer	The Last Days of World War II (2005)
Hirohito Self (archive sound) (archive footage) Self (archive sound) (archive footage) See fewer	Arrivée du prince du Japon Hiro Hito (1921)
McAllister Hull Self Self See fewer	The Last Days of World War II (2005)
Toshikazu Kase Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The World at War (1973)
William Leyden Self Self See fewer	The Last Days of World War II (2005)
Jim Reed Self Self See fewer	The Last Days of World War II (2005)
Richard Rhodes Self Self See fewer	Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern (1995)
Henry Senger Self Self See fewer	The Last Days of World War II (2005)
Kerry Smith Self Self See fewer	The Last Days of World War II (2005)
James Spence Self Self See fewer	The Last Days of World War II (2005)
Greg Stebner Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	The Devil's Own (1997)
Allen Striffler Self Self See fewer	The Last Days of World War II (2005)
Gregory J.W. Urwin Self Self See fewer	Royal Federal Blues (1990)
Theodore Van Kirk Self Self See fewer	White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2007)
James L. Wilson Self Self See fewer	The Last Days of World War II (2005)
Ted Zetlin Self Self See fewer	The Last Days of World War II (2005)

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