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How the Soviets blitzed Japan in WW2

In August 1945, the Soviet Union launched a massive and largely forgotten offensive into Japanese-occupied Manchuria. Known as Operation August Storm, the campaign saw over a million Soviet troops ...
In this article, we answer your most searched for questions about World War II, covering Hitler’s motivations through to key ...
As Imperial Japanese soldiers scour the streets, a group of civilians in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing seek refuge in a small photography studio. Developing photographs taken throughout the city ...