Did the Japanese try to surrender before Hiroshima? If so what where the terms?

by Atlas_The_Mighty
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No. They made some preliminary motions towards potentially getting the Soviet Union involved in negotiating an end to the war, but these were always pursued by a minority of the Supreme War Council (though a significant one), never got to a finalization of any terms, and the outreach was an utter failure. More details here.