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It was dawn on Friday, but dusk for Dai Nippon. Emperor Hirohito had approved the surrender proposal to the Allies. Five days before, the Japanese radio still talked of 100 years' resistance, and there seemed little question of Japan's ability to hold out for months at least...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: Last Days | 8/20/1945 | See Source »

Steel to the Mills. From nine 16-in. rifles on each of the three battleships came a blinding flash, a deafening roar, an earthquake-like concussion; 2,100-lb. shells rained into the Imperial Iron & Steel Works in Kamaishi (prewar pop. 42,000).

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: BATTLE OF JAPAN: Bull's-Eye | 7/23/1945 | See Source »

It was something formidable and swift, like the sudden smashing of a vial of wrath. It seemed to explode all round the ship with an overpowering concussion and a rush of great waters. . . .

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: BATTLE OF THE SEAS: Men against the Wind | 7/23/1945 | See Source »

Eventually Sergeant Hensel will be far from helpless. After operations on all four stumps, he will get artificial limbs and be able to walk again. Last week, still suffering from shock and slightly deaf from concussion, he was thinking of starting a little chicken farm when he is discharged. He...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: First Case | 7/23/1945 | See Source »

In a warm portrayal of the Filipinos, the picture lends lustre to their loyalty by making no secret of their frequent misgivings. But convincing as the story is, the picture is at its best in the faked but grimly realistic battle scenes. In one sequence, outnumbered U.S. and Philippine defenders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Pictures, Jul. 9, 1945 | 7/9/1945 | See Source »

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