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Join historian Jon Meacham and author Evan Thomas as they revisit the final days of World War II to tell the story of the American leaders wrestling with the terrifying dilemmas of nuclear weapons and of determined Japanese leaders confronting the humiliating prospect of defeat. Thomas is the author of Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II, a riveting, immersive account of the agonizing decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan—a crucial turning point in World War II and geopolitical history.
Join historian Jon Meacham and author Evan Thomas as they revisit the final days of World War II to tell the story of the American leaders wrestling with the terrifying dilemmas of nuclear weapons and of determined Japanese leaders confronting the humiliating prospect of defeat. Thomas is the author of Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II, a riveting, immersive account of the agonizing decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan—a crucial turning point in World War II and geopolitical history.
