DOWNFALL THE INVASION OF JAPAN
Feb 17, 2022
3 minutes
y 1945 it was apparent that Japan would inevitably lose the Pacific War in a grinding, attritional struggle. Nevertheless, its military fought with dogged determination, with most of its soldiers defending to the death rather than surrender. In desperation, the Japanese introduced the kamikaze suicide air attacks that took a severe toll on US Navy warships. Still, large formations of American heavy bombers, taking off from airfields in the Marianas, devastated Japanese cities with
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