The battle for Okinawa was a clue as to how hard the Japanese would defend their Home Islands.
Surrender was disgrace in the Bushido code, and the only way they would surrender, civilians included, is if the Emperor told them to. Which he did when he concluded we were liable to blast all of Japan apart.
You divine the key to victory in the Pacific:Surrender was disgrace in the Bushido code, and the only way they would surrender, civilians included, is if the Emperor told them to. Which he did when he concluded we were liable to blast all of Japan apart.
General Douglas MacArthur set Japan up as a democratic ally by showing respect for the emperor.
A vital ally with South Korea in countering China.