7th March 2004, 1:13 PM
Weltall Wrote:Then do a little more research into Japanese culture of the era, and how the citizens were indoctrinated with a 'fight to the death' doctrine that would have definitely come into play given a ground invasion. The casuality total would have been exponentially higher.
USA had approximately 295,000 casualties. Japan, 1,806,000. Um, Japan was 'exponentially higher' in the casualties department. The war was all but won. No need for the a-bomb.
*Edit-type in WWII Casualties on Altavista and some searches come up for some casual ties from WWII. :D