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How Would Japan Have Fared In A Fight, Had The US Landed On Mainland Japan And No Nukes Had Been Dropped Or Developed?
Japan would have lost, horribly.
And it would have been a blood bath for the invaders. I personally question how much of Japan or Japanese culture would have survived such an invasion.
If the US had landed in Kyushu as originally planned, they would have been fighting against about 1,000,000 well fortified troops; troops that were well dug in.
The Japanese would have been heavily bombed and heavily shelled for months, and it still would have been hell for the invaders and death for the defenders. Just like the battle of Okinawa, the Japanese would have lost inflicting horrible casualties.
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Woman Holds Her Own Heart Following Successful Heart Transplant Surgery
Penny Smith, 35, received her heart transplant in September 2012. She had known for years that she might one day need one.
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Doctors monitored her condition closely over the years, but, Smith says, "I went downhill in 2007. I couldn’t breathe, I could barely walk.
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The homie sent over the new dreamy single and video from mysterious alt-pop artist Catbells. It’s called "Fade – Rainy Day Remix" and it’s about feeling deep sadness after a heartbreak. The video features a lonely animated cat character bidding goodbye to a former lover.
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The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp – Rembrandt van Rijn, 1632
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Barry Diller Headed 2 Hollywood Studios. He Now Says The Movie Business Is Dead – NPR
Black Lives Matter Utah Chapter Declares American Flag a ‘Symbol of Hatred’ – Yahoo
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