Mc arthur will find himsel occupied in liberating the philippines for the rest of the war. You now have the determination to take the island of wojima and right afterwards, okanaa. These places, if you look in a maper, are the japanese in hirahito's whar. Ewas a tiny little place, a little volcanic island, eight square miles. It's a nothing, little place, but it can hold a couple of air fields. This is, as we've said in this whole war, airfields iean. Having or not having an airfield can make a huge difference. So the americans want to take e
When do spirit, tenacity, resilience and bravery cross into madness? When cities are incinerated? When suicide attacks become the norm? When atomic weapons are used? Japan's leaders test the limits of national endurance in the war's last year.