I just saw a report on one of the cable channels the other day regarding our bombing of Japan. The report revealed that we bombed something like over 50 cities to the point of at least 50% or more destruction before we used ‘the bomb’. Still Japan did not capitulate.
Those who say Japan would have surrendered without using nukes must be crazy.
Wars suck. You do what you have to do to bring them to an end. I wouldn’t be willing to give up one more service member’s life than I had to.
I agree with your comments. The guy should have been given the respect he was due.
Exactly, I think it was Sherman that said something like:
War is cruel and the crueler it is the quicker it’s over.
RE: Dresden
The Dresden Legend
By Rebecca Grant
October 2004, Vol. 87, No. 10
Air Force Magazine
http://www.afa.org/magazine/oct2004/1004dresden.asp
in .pdf format:
http://www.afa.org/magazine/oct2004/1004dresden.pdf
Gen. LeMay said in his autobiography (Mission with LeMay) that between fire-bombing and mining the harbors, it might have been possible to force Japan to surrender.
He emphasized the "might".
By no means a sure thing.