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Germany did not unconditionally surrender until Hitler was dead and Berlin was overrun. Japan would have done the same. More than 200k innocents would have died
by flerchin 5y ago
Germany did not unconditionally surrender until Hitler was dead and Berlin was overrun. Japan would have done the same. More than 200k innocents would have died.
- robbomacrae 5y agoHence blockade and sanction. No need to invade.
- flerchin 5y agoMore than 200k still would have died under that scheme as well.
- user-the-name 5y agoWould they?
- flerchin 5y agoYes
- user-the-name 5y agoAnd how do you know that?
- flerchin 5y agoYou're welcome to find the original sources. There are several excellent books on the topic. I suggest using Google to find one that piques your interest. You definitely seem like the type to "do your own research" Mr Just-Asking-Questions guy.
- dralley 5y agoI fail to see how that would have led to a more humane outcome for the civilian population. The military controlled the government, they get first dibs on resources, not the civilian population.
- user-the-name 5y agoWhy did they need to unconditionally surrender?
- flerchin 5y agoMostly to free Korea, Burma, and China.
- user-the-name 5y agoWhy would that be needed for that? "Conditional surrender" doesn't mean there are no conditions the other way.
- flerchin 5y agoJapan rejected losing the occupied territories.
- user-the-name 5y agoAnd nothing other than murdering thousands of civilians with an atomic bomb could change that?