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In Tsuyoshi Hasegawa's Racing the Enemy, the author claims that the Soviet Union's declaration of war had more of an impact on Japan's decision to surrender than the atomic bombs. How accepted is this argument among historians?

by /u/lordshield900 in /r/AskHistorians

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