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> Absolutely no one who knew about that battle would have claimed that Japan was already defeated. On a strategic level they were. The archipelago was being bl
by lou1306 1y ago
> Absolutely no one who knew about that battle would have claimed that Japan was already defeated.
On a strategic level they were. The archipelago was being blockaded, they had no way to contest Allied air supremacy, they were reduced to send children into battle, etc.
- opo 1y agoYes, they had no chance of winning and it should have been obvious long before Okinawa. Unfortunately, it doesn't mean they were ready to surrender.