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Originally Posted by Agamemnon
Anyone who thinks the Japanese would have put up a huge resistance with a shortage of a) oil b) food/ammunition c) medical supplies d) effective communication throughout the islands e) most of their manpower already employed (and dead) in the armed forces f) the bulk of their equipment had been destroyed or was stranded in China.
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If the Japanese didnt give up a crappy little island like Iwo Jima till the last man, when they had absolutely no supplies or backup, you really don't think they would have put up a fight over the mainland? Come on now, the Japanese are one of the most stubborn, proud societies out there. it took TWO atomic bombs to get them to surrender, and even then im sure it was done with great shame.
These people would have fought with spoons if they had to.