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The Battle Of The Japanese War Essay

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Facing such stubborn resistance, Truman’s next option to force for an unconditional surrender was to send in an amphibious invasion force to defeat the Japanese military. While the projected death toll varied, both sides knew of the possible consequences of an amphibious invasion. To maximize the damage the Japanese could inflict on the invading Allied forces, the Japanese Army issued a decisive operations plan Ketsu-Go which called for the all-out defense of the Japanese homeland. To prepare for the invasion, the Japanese Army moved 16 divisions from Manchuria to beef up the 2 million soldier station back at the main island. The military planners proposed a full-scale mobilization of the population through any weapons or means possible, totaling at 32 million conscripts. The raw determination of the Japanese to put up a resistance was noted by the military planners on the Allied sides as the three-to-one combat force advantage in Okinawa saw the loss of 18,000 soldiers. Noting how the Japanese would rather commit suicidal charge than surrender and had to be forced out of the caves with flamethrowers, the American understood the raw determination of the Japanese. Entering the Japanese homeland with a two-to-one numerical advantage, Admiral Leady projected a 200,000 casualty while General Marshall estimated a minimum of a quarter million casualties on the American sides. Truman’s decision against the planned invasion of the Japanese homeland was shaped by his two key

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