(September 15, 2012 at 5:55 pm)Shell B Wrote: I love how it is constantly stated that a "mainland invasion . . . " as if that were the only other option.A mainland invasion of Japan would have prolonged the war and would have resulted in a high number of casualties to both the defending Japanese forces and civilians and to the invading Allied forces. That's why it was decided to drop the bombs. What other options were you talking about?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Downfall
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