This is al jazeera live from doha it was a coming up zimbabwes new president unveils his cabinet renewing fears that this is a continuation of the mugabe regime. The date is set for japans emperor to step down making it the first to cation in more than two hundred years plus. Clashes in honduras is the country anxiously awaits results of a contentious president ial election. Ahead of the Roman Catholic church has led a mass for some one hundred thousand people in bangladeshs capital dhaka pope francis is on a six day visit of the region hes been criticized for not publicly mentioning the wrangel crisis during the min my leg of the tour but he will meet the refugees in dhaka later on friday more than six hundred twenty thousand of them have fled to bangladesh since august escaping a military crackdown in myanmar. Is following developments from coxs bazar in bangladesh where many are living in camps. Pope francis is only the second pope ever to visit bangladesh he has been holding mass o
Really appealing in a way that is very unique to this particular kind of has the local record. Ms. Rios thank you very much. Professor wake thank you very much. Pleasure to talk to you. We are looking pleasure to talk to you. Yearsare looking back 70 and the atomic bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki. Up next, richard frank, author of downfall the end of the Imperial Japanese empire. He discusses american and japanese strategies and japans eventual surrender. It is about one hour and 15 minutes. Such ank it is always great pleasure to be back in kansas city, which is, in fact, my home area. It is indeed an honor to be her on behalf of harry truman. Expected lessve for someone is speaking on his behalf. I have been working on this area, this issue, now for about 25 years or more. And what of the things i have learned over the years is that i need to start a little earlier than 1945. In fact, what i need to do is really talk about the whole context of the Asian Pacific war in the second w
Richard frank there is a moral threat that weaves through my talk today. Start with the first. Literature on the occupation of japan from 19451952 generally treats it as a great triumph, or at least an overall success, if flawed. But that literature is overwhelmingly concentrated on political, economic, and social issues. In my judgment, that literature underlies what is the most critical moment of the occupation, the first year when the occupations fate hung by a thread in the face of two humanitarian crises, one epidemic diseases, and the second is spamming. The occupation was led by Douglas Macarthur whose title was Supreme Commander of the allied powers. His command was known by that to the occupation. The ward had disrupted in degraded japans Public Health. Malnutrition had rendered the entire population more susceptible to diseases. 6. 5 million japanese personnel and civilians were being repatriated to the homeland. They were all potential carriers of deadly infections. The situ
Moved me in equal measure. Iifather fought in world war on the canal and absolutely magnificent work. Of anthe author authoritative look at the end game of the pacific war, and most recently macarthur. I asked if there was a subtitle, and he said no, the man stands alone, in need of no subtitle. I am currently working on a narrative, a trilogy to the so lets give him encouragement. He was in the historical consultant in the hbo series. Richard will be speaking today macarthur, and drooling postwar japan. I give you Richard Frank. [applause] Richard Frank thank you. Thank you, rob, for that generous introduction. Pleased thatlarly he did not accuse me of the dignified. [applause] [laughter] i was at the Conference Center a couple days ago, at the end of the conference, there were certain remarks and the explained that at centers, the british army trains lieutenants and he told us about how they have various tactical and other problems that they gave him, but the also like to talk about
Setting up food for a population on the brink of starvation. This took place at the National World War Ii Museum in new orleans, entitled 1946, year zero, triumph and tragedy. We have a preview for next session. Know the speaker or have heard him address museum gatherings before. Richard frank is an independent researchers researcher and author and authority on the pacific war. I hope i do not embarrass them by state saying the authority. He is the Award Winning author of the definitive account of the landmark battle. A book that fascinated and moved me in equal measure. My father fought there in world downfall, an authoritative look of the endgame, the very messy endgame of the pacific war. And more recently, macarthur. I asked if there was a subtitle and he said, no, just macarthur. It is a standalone. Is currently working on a narrative trilogy of the asiapacific war. Lets give him our encouragement. Historical consultant on the hbo miniseries on the pacific. Richard will speak to u