Operation Downfall: How America Would Have Invaded Japan (It Would Have Been Hell)

As it had against a Mongol amphibious invasion in the 13th Century, the weather gods would have favored Japan. A devastating typhoon in October 1945 would have delayed Allied invasion preparations, while bad weather in the winter and spring of 1946 would have hampered operations and logistics. And that is just for starters...

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