Getty Images World War II was a horrific period in human history. It was the bloodiest conflict ever, when some of the worst atrocities were committed against both fighters and civilians. Millions of innocent people died, either as casualties or through systematic extermination, and every front of the war was ultimately terrifying.  Japan was no different. The Japanese were allied to Nazi Germany and Mussolini’s Italy, and they are the only country ever to have been attacked with atomic weapons. Twice. In August, 1945, the United States dropped two nuclear bombs over the island, utterly destroying two of its cities … Continue reading The Man Who Survived Both Atom Bombs In World War II