Empire of Ashes-Truman, Hirohito and Total War with James Scott – Episode 613

Podcast: The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War · Seth Paridon, Jon Parshall, William Toti

Opublikowano: 2026-08-18

This week Seth Paridon and Jon Parshall welcome there good buddy author and historian James Scott to the show to discuss James's new book, Empire of Ashes. In this week's episode the guys dig into the other American president of World War II, Harry S Truman and his decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan and all the intricacies therein. The conversation then shifts to that of the Soviet intervention in the Pacific war its actual effects, versus the myth, and the reasons behind the usage of the atomic bomb in relation to the Soviets. Finally the team...