Nine days before Douglas MacArthur landed at Atsugi, the airfield was controlled by Japanese officers refusing to accept surrender. By August the thirtieth, the revolt had been broken—but thousands of Japanese troops still carried rifles, and one uncontrolled shot could have shattered the truce. MacArthur arrived behind an expanding airborne bridgehead, then made a calculated gesture before the drive to Yokohama.

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0:00 The runway that had been in revolt
0:42 Kozono rejects surrender
1:44 The Navy refuses to storm Atsugi
2:21 How the rebellion was broken
3:13 Five extra days
4:00 The 11th Airborne bridgehead
4:55 MacArthur arrives
6:00 The pistols stay behind
6:34 The guarded road to Yokohama
7:23 Surrender aboard USS Missouri

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