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There were Japanese soldiers who didn't surrender on islands until the 1970's. It wasn't going to be over quickly without the bombs. They thought we were going to be dropping them every 3 days.
They don’t have a thing to say about ethical questions nor should they. I thought the show played it right down the middle and although you leave with a decision to make on the justifications for the drop (that existed prior to viewing) most of it is an awareness that apparently brilliant people are not only flawed but manipulated endlessly.
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It seems that feeling was common amongst the US servicemen, including my father who was an officer on a destroyer escort in the Pacific.
Thanks for the insights. I will likely see the movie.
Depending on the boys ages maybe they hang back but I think you will like it.
I was at a WWII museum last year and came across a display that blew me away. I consider myself a bit of a military historian (I have a Minor in History, and Marines are obsessed with military history), but I never knew the extent of the US bombing of Japan prior to the use of the Atomic Bomb. I knew we firebombed Tokyo and had dropped bombs over other cities in Japan.....but I had no idea how extensive it truly was.
“Firebombing Japan” 67 Cities: 1945 | The Pop History Dig
Scroll down a bit and check the list of major Japanese cities that we destroyed. I think the number is 67. Most of them estimated to have been destroyed by 50% or greater. Absolutely stunning. Death tolls estimated at 500,000. And still no signs of surrender. The graphic gives a US city comparable....imagine 99% of Chattanooga destroyed, 50% of Sacramento, 70% of Boston, 50% of NYC, 55% of Baltimore....just astounding death and destruction!
"Absolutely stunning. Death tolls estimated at 500,000. And still no signs of surrender."
Key quote in your post!
Yeah Japanese leadership made the decision to surrender months before the atomic bomb but never communicated that to the allies since they weren’t in agreement on the terms of surrender. They really dropped the ball there
There are so many "what ifs" in WWII, in both theaters.
Wow, I majored in history as an undergrad, which in no way makes me an expert but kinda represents my interest in WW2. I knew we bombed them heavily, but I wasn’t aware of that amount of damage inflicted before the big ones.
I do remember researching that Japan had almost immediately decided to surrender and end the war after Hiroshima, but unfortunately things didn’t go well. Turmoil, lines of communication etc…. Terrible tragedy in hindsight, war is hell!!! I don’t envy any that had to make decisions regarding these events.
I didn’t know that, but it’s not surprising considering what was going on. It’s also not extremely surprising that they dropped the ball for a few months. Culture and Leadership there was much different than anything most of us understand.
When we dropped the atomic bombs and Japan finally accepted that we had atomic weapons (they didn’t believe it at first because they also failed at developing them like Germany) their Minister of War and supreme council member General Anami wanted to continue the war because in his mind he thought nuclear annihilation of Japan would be the best way for Japan to end
Interesting thought. Good thing not many listened to him.