tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post6821013501761413758..comments2024-03-28T16:31:54.494-04:00Comments on Borepatch: GI body armor for the invasion of JapanBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-55266093937205914802014-07-07T15:31:11.367-04:002014-07-07T15:31:11.367-04:00The Nimitz plan was becoming a viable alternative ...The Nimitz plan was becoming a viable alternative to the MacArthur invasion at that point, although it isn't talked about much. Nimitz didn't want any landings, no boots on the ground. We would instead destroy every ship, every factory, every train. Then we'd burn the crops in the fields. All done from the air.<br /><br />He understood that Japan was already starving, and believed that eventually they would surrender without being invaded. It would have worked at the cost of starving millions of Japanese to death. Nuclear destruction was relatively benign in comparison.tweellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164718561825615886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-87724555457998752292014-07-05T09:31:25.955-04:002014-07-05T09:31:25.955-04:00That it did... and thankfully they never had to go...That it did... and thankfully they never had to go in...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com