This web feature was written by Jock Phillips and produced by the NZHistory.net.nz team.
Links
- N.M. Taylor, The home front, vol. 2, Historical Publications Branch, Wellington, 1986. See relevant chapter from this publication online at the New Zealand Electronic Text Centre
- Japan: no surrender in World War Two
- Nuclear power: the end of the war against Japan
- Victory in Europe Day
- 15 August 1945: Allied nations celebrate VJ Day
