Downwind.Maddl-Land
thanks. Bleeding obvious errors on my part.
I think the agreement was for Russia to enter the war against Japan after "2 to 3 months" (90 days?) from end of war against Germany (agreed at the Tehran conference in 1943 & confirmed at the Yalta conference in Feb 1945). Between us, we might get there …..
tdracer
thanks - had read about the '11th hour' attempted coup, wasn't aware of the hidden recording. The Japanese military (army?) thinking at the time (largely ignoring the threats from both the A-bomb and Russia) was even more disconnected from reality than usual.
Now back to the main show, Arthur Harris.