“my god, what have we done?”: dropping the atomic bomb

Eighty years after atomic bombs were dropped on Japan, the resurrection of one of its cities remains remarkable

Since 1940 Japan had been devoid of civilian politicians as the parties had been dissolved by the militaristic Imperial Rule Assistance Association, led by Lt General Hideki Tojo. Over the intervening

“He came, he bombed, he ended the war.” ...

How the top-secret Manhattan Project saw the invention of the atomic bomb, which culminated in the end of one war and the beginning of another

Twenty years on, Closer speaks to Sajda Mughal about that fateful day

To commemorate 80 years since the Second World War, History of War will be taking a look at some of the key events taking place during each month of the conflict