"Operation August Storm was a colossal undertaking, pitching 1.6 million Soviet troops against 1 million Japanese. Historians continue to debate whether it, rather than the atomic bombings, holds primary claim in compelling Japan to finally surrender on August 15."
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Andrew Salmon, "Red storm on Rising Sun" in Asia Times (11 August 2020)
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