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Japanese schoolgirls training with a machinegun for the anticipated American invasion of Japan, WW2, 1945 (media.kbin.social)
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[–] rodbiren@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

Supernova in the East is an amazing series as part of Hardcore History and goes into detail about how one works their way up to bombing someone with nuclear weapons as a perceived act of mercy. Many voices thought the only way to make war less terrible was to make it quick.

https://www.dancarlin.com/product/hardcore-history-62-Supernova-in-the-East-i/