As Chuck said, by 1945 the Japanese were totally defenseless. General Curtis Lemay began repeated low-level, nighttime, incendiary raids in March 1945. The Japanese had no night fighters to oppose the B-29s and losses were light even though the B-29s were stripped of most of their guns.
Had we wanted to burn Hiroshima and Nagasaki we could have done so with ease. Which frankly makes it looks like they were being saved for the sacrifice. I don't know that it was our finest moment.
Had we wanted to burn Hiroshima and Nagasaki we could have done so with ease. Which frankly makes it looks like they were being saved for the sacrifice. I don't know that it was our finest moment.
