observer Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 Watched a history of the last stages of WW2, where Harry S Trueman odered the dropping of the atonic bomb, killing an estimated 140,000 and another 100,000 within the following week. Trueman's decision was prompted by US experience at Okinawa which cost 12,000 dead and 60,000 wounded; and the extrapolation that an invasion of Japan would cost an estimated 500,000 US servicemen's lives - believe it's called a judgement call! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 Around 12,000 US dead in the land operation on Okinawa. Plus many thousands more killed in the 300+ Allied ships damaged or sunk by kamikaze attacks in the run up to the invasion. Plus over 100,000 Japanese servicemen killed, plus up to another 140,000 civilians killed in the fighting. Over a quarter of a million dead, just to secure a forward base from which an invasion of the Japanese home islands could be launched. If that invasion had gone ahead the casualities on both sides would have inevitably numbered in the millions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Durnim Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 observer 'Watched a history of the last stages of WW2, where Harry S Trueman odered the dropping of the atonic bomb' Must have been a big bottle? what was it alcohol poisoning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Tut tut Sue; is that the extent of your contribution - picking on typos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Why not Asperity makes a living out of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Durnim Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Sorry observer, could not resist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 OK Sue, I realise the temptation to be punny on here can be overwhelming - but you can still go to the naughty step for five minutes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LymmParent Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Five minutes won't sort her out. The naughty step is one minute per year of the offender's age, Obs. So if YOU get sent there on a Monday, you'll be there until at least Thursday afternoon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 I don't do the naughty step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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