The Nuking of Japan

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BTW, the invasion of Japan was expected to cost US half million military dead, and several million Japanese civilian dead.

Nobody was looking for a repeat of Normandy.

It won't be. Invasion of Japan was expected to cost more American lives than the entire rest of the war put together. In fact, in anticipation of the blood bath during the invasion of Japan, the US manufactured so many purple heart medals that the supply has met the needs of all subsequent American wars from 1945 to now, and only a fraction has been used up.