Read "Japan's Longest Day" (the book, not the movie) [1] which is a serious attempt to reconstruct in detail the events leading up to the decision to surrender. Nobody was really in charge. The civilian government didn't control…
Read "Japan's Longest Day", by Kazutoshi Hando and the Pacific War Research Society, which goes into great detail about how the decision to surrender was made. Many of the key players were still alive when this was written in…
Recommended reading: "Japan's Longest Day", the nonfiction book, not the movie or novel (Review: http://www.warbirdforum.com/end.htm). This was written in the 1980s by a group of Japanese historians who interviewed almost everyone still living…
This is an old argument. Read "Japan's Longest Day", from 1965, which is a detailed reconstruction of what went on before the Japanese surrender, from interviews with some of the people involved. Nobody was in overall charge. The Army barely spoke to…
…over and over. It's just not supported by historical evidence, even by Japanese historians interviewing surviving Japanese officials. Somebody else has recommended in this thread but I will as well: "Japan's Longest Day" makes for fascinating reading. The reality is that there was a peace faction in the Japanese government who did want to surrender but the ultranationalistic Japanese military was quite firmly in control…
Kazutoshi Hando, The Pacific War Research Society, Japan's Longest Day (Tokyo: Kodansha International, Ltd., 1968), pp. 11-53. https://web.archive.org/web/20110225124451/http://www.mtholy...
去读读《日本最长的一天》（Japan's Longest Day，书而不是电影）[1]，它严肃且详细地还原了做出投降决定前夕的一系列事件。当时根本没人真正掌权。文官政府管不住……
Read "Japan's Longest Day" (the book, not the movie) [1] which is a serious attempt to reconstruct in detail the events leading up to the decision to surrender. Nobody was really in charge. The civilian government didn't control…
读读半藤一利和太平洋战争研究会写的《日本最长的一天》（Japan's Longest Day），里面极为详尽地描述了投降决定是如何做出的。写这本书的时候，很多关键当事人还健在……
Read "Japan's Longest Day", by Kazutoshi Hando and the Pacific War Research Society, which goes into great detail about how the decision to surrender was made. Many of the key players were still alive when this was written in…
推荐阅读：《日本最长的一天》（Japan's Longest Day），是非虚构书，不是电影或小说（书评：http://www.warbirdforum.com/end.htm）。这是 1980 年代由一群日本历史学者写的，他们几乎采访了当时所有还活着的人……
Recommended reading: "Japan's Longest Day", the nonfiction book, not the movie or novel (Review: http://www.warbirdforum.com/end.htm). This was written in the 1980s by a group of Japanese historians who interviewed almost everyone still living…
这是个老争论了。去读读 1965 年的《日本最长的一天》（Japan's Longest Day），通过对部分当事人的采访，详尽还原了日本投降前夕的来龙去脉。根本没人统揽全局。陆军几乎不怎么跟……说话
This is an old argument. Read "Japan's Longest Day", from 1965, which is a detailed reconstruction of what went on before the Japanese surrender, from interviews with some of the people involved. Nobody was in overall charge. The Army barely spoke to…
……一遍又一遍。这根本没有历史证据支撑，甚至连采访过幸存日本官员的日本历史学家也证实不了。这帖子里已经有人推荐过了，但我也要推一下：《日本最长的一天》（Japan's Longest Day）读起来非常引人入胜。现实是，日本政府内部确实有一派主和派想投降，但极端民族主义的日本军方却牢牢把控着大局……
…over and over. It's just not supported by historical evidence, even by Japanese historians interviewing surviving Japanese officials. Somebody else has recommended in this thread but I will as well: "Japan's Longest Day" makes for fascinating reading. The reality is that there was a peace faction in the Japanese government who did want to surrender but the ultranationalistic Japanese military was quite firmly in control…
半藤一利、太平洋战争研究会，《日本最长的一天》（东京：讲谈社国际，1968 年），第 11-53 页。https://web.archive.org/web/20110225124451/http://www.mtholy...
Kazutoshi Hando, The Pacific War Research Society, Japan's Longest Day (Tokyo: Kodansha International, Ltd., 1968), pp. 11-53. https://web.archive.org/web/20110225124451/http://www.mtholy...