Pontius Navigator (your #66) and
Bergerie1 (#68),
...and visited the bomb sites. He thought it wonderful and had no doubts of the correctness to the decision...
Nor had I (I was in India at the time). The casualties (Allied and Japanese civilian) of a seaborne invasion of Japan would have far exceeded even the horrific total caused by the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Japanese home armies would certainly have fought to the last man and the last round. I had a personal interest - one of the Allied casualties might well have been me !
Phil R (your #67),
...He told stories about watching cats fight scorpions in the desert...
Never heard that one before - but it would certainly have been worth seeing ! Who came off best, did he say ? For years after I got back I could not rid myself of the habit of shaking my slippers before putting them one - just in case there was a scorpion snoozing in the toe !
harrym (your #69),
Glad to see that I'm not the only one !
Regards to all, Danny.