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72K views · 518 reactions | In conversation about the US aerial assault on Japan in spring 1945, Richard Overy challenges the notion that the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki later that year in August were the only factor in forcing Japan to offer its surrender. Listen to the full conversation ad-free at historyextra.com/podcast or search 'historyextra' wherever you listen to podcasts.  by Getty Images | HistoryExtra | Facebook