In those days the Japanese culture was never to be taken prisoner or your a coward, even mothers and fathers told their kids to commit suicide if your caught. This is the main reason for their cruelty as well. they treated prisoners who surrendered as cowards and didn't deserve to live.
I read somewhere that an estimated 10~15 million civilians alone would have committed suicide if the Americans would have successfully invaded Japan with ground troops.
The two A-bombs saved a lot of lives and a country.
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