Operation Downfall: What if the Allies Invaded Japan?
How would the Allied forces have forced the surrender of Japan had they not dropped the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Operation Downfall was the planned invasion of Japan. It was expected to be a massive two part operation; bigger than D-Day and enormously costly. To find out more about the proposed invasion, its…
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