[dfwgator]

That village was Okinawa. That is what convinced the US that dropping the bomb was the only way to get Japan to surrender.

[P.O.E.]

Thanks - my memory ain’t what it used to be. I blame the internet, not, of course, my advancing years.

[Rummyfan]

That village was Okinawa. That is what convinced the US that dropping the bomb was the only way to get Japan to surrender.

Our projected casualties for an invasion of Japan were one million. I would say Japanese casualties would have been ten times that. They were preparing women and children to fight using bamboo spears.