Volume 7 of the Nimitz Graybook covers July and August 1945, documenting the war's dramatic conclusion. This facsimile edition preserves Admiral Nimitz's command summary during the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Soviet entry into the Pacific War, and the Japanese surrender. These documents capture the command perspective during the most consequential weeks of the Pacific War. From Collection 505, Papers of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, Naval History and Heritage Command Archives. Contains 324 pages of primary source documentation.