Philip Gibson

#tokyo45: the Final Days of World War II (Hashtag Histories) Philip Gibson

What if there had been social media during World War II?This is not a book written in the usual book format. It is the compelling story of the final days of World War II told in the form of social media posts and actual statements by the main participants. The story begins with the capture of the strategic Japanese island of Okinawa and follows the thoughts and actions of the main participants through planning the invasion of mainland Japan, the Japanese defense, the Manhattan Project, the first atomic test, the Kamikaze defense, the Potsdam Conference, Churchill's election defeat, the decision to drop the atomic bombs, the attempted palace revolt and the eventual Japanese surrender.