Sent by the United States to “coerce the government of Japan into civilization,” as ... retrace Perry’s route home. By the time World War II ended in September 1945, Perry, his crew and ...

World War II ended 75 years ago, but not all countries commemorate it on the same day. Wednesday is the anniversary of the formal Sept. 2, 1945, surrender of Japan to the United States ...

On September 2, 1945, Japan delivered its unconditional surrender in WWII. Twelve million American troops went home as civilians, to work and raise families--ushering the U.S. into a new age of ...

The hour-long documentary SURRENDER ON THE USS MISSOURI focuses on those who witnessed the official Japanese surrender on September 2, 1945, ending World War II. Through interviews with those who ...

A week later, Japan surrendered. The bomb brought World War ... some of the surprising things key people thought at the time. WW2: Countdown to Hiroshima: The bomb that changed the world.

While it was clear that the final weeks of World War II had been reached ... obvious at the time exactly how the war would end. To many Japanese, the military in particular, the very idea of surrender ...