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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mari Yamaguchi

A forgotten chapter: The stories of Allied POWs in Nagasaki during the atomic bombing

Japan POWs - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Hundreds of prisoners of war from Allied countries were held at brutal Japanese camps in Nagasaki when the United States dropped an atomic bomb 80 years ago.

Their presence during the Aug. 9, 1945, bombing is little known, and family and researchers have been collecting and publishing testimonies to tell the stories of these often unrecognized victims.

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