Iwo Jima, Okinawa and the Planned Invasion of Japan
Battle of Okinawa
From these bases Americans could fly and return with bombers to bomb Tokyo
-Men fought to the death and very few prisoners
-Kamikazes active
-Fire bombing of Tokyo after islands taken (killed 10 times more than an atomic bomb)
-Invasion of japan estimated to take 1 million American casualties
Takes place Feb 1945.
The Japanese were forced to fight to the death. of 100,000 troops, only 100 prisoners were taken.
From these bases Americans could fly and return with bombers to bomb Tokyo
-Men fought to the death and very few prisoners
-Kamikazes active
-Fire bombing of Tokyo after islands taken (killed 10 times more than an atomic bomb)
-Invasion of japan estimated to take 1 million American casualties
Takes place Feb 1945.
The Japanese were forced to fight to the death. of 100,000 troops, only 100 prisoners were taken.
What If the US didn't break Japan at these Islands?