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On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:57:13 -0700, Chuck Gould
wrote: On Nov 2, 1:34?pm, wrote: On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:59:13 -0700, Chuck Gould wrote: We had reduced Japanese naval power to the point where an effective blockade of the island nation would probably have inspired its surrender within a matter of weeks...likely without an invasio The GIs who took Okinawa would probably dissagree with this assessment. There were still Japanese soldiers holding out on islands years after the war. I dsoubt there was any kind of attrition war that would have defeated them and we might still have an Iraqi style insurrection around the world. Remember the Japanese invented the suicide bomber. The conquest of Okinawa undoubtedly contributed to the disheartened state of the Japanese empire at the time of the bombing. From what I have been able to learn after the fact, I tend to agree with the opinions expressed by Generals Eisenhower and MacArthur, as well as Admiral Leahy. We had options. We chose one that proved to work decisively. Monday morning quarterbacks and certain generals and admirals will long debate whether we chose the "best" option. We succeeded in keeping the Russians out of Japan, denying them warm water Pacific naval bases that would have allowed them to more easily launch a conventional, 1940's style war against the United States. Speaking of Japanese in a boating forum... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinyo These came up in a novel I'm reading. Interesting vessels! |
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