Wow. It boggles the mind... what those men did in those days.
Lucky for all of us, CNN wasn't around then. They would have spoiled it for the allies because we were "bogged down".
I cannot imagine what would have happened if we would have had to invade Japan with ground troops without the dropping of the bombs. The losses on both sides would have been staggering.
SSQ's Dad was scheduled to be shipped out for ground action in Japan in the Fall of 45. Needless to say, he had no problems with the bombs or the surrender.