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WWII: On the Edge of the AbyssIn August 1945, the world witnesses the impact of atomic warfare as it obliterates Hiroshima and Nagasaki; a chronicle of Japan's last stand, the internal debates within its leadership, and the toll of civilian suffering.

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WWII: On the Edge of the AbyssIn August 1945, the world witnesses the impact of atomic warfare as it obliterates Hiroshima and Nagasaki; a chronicle of Japan's last stand, the internal debates within its leadership, and the toll of civilian suffering.Restart available0WWII: On the Edge of the AbyssCovering Japan's surrender and the formal end of World War II; the world begins to reckon with the scale of devastation, from the ruins of Europe to the atomic wastelands of Japan.

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