This video, while all true, does not delve into why the U.S. decided to drop those first bombs. Let me be clear: the Japanese people were not about to give in and quit fighting. The Japanese military fought fanatically and this was evident by their determination in defending the last islands that U.S. forces eventually overcame but at great losses on both sides. Allied leadership knew damn well that a ground invasion of the Japanese Homeland would cost 500,000 to 1 million lost Allied lives. Add to that several hundred thousand Japanese dead and you begin to get the gravity of what such an invasion would cost in terms of human life. It's no wonder that Allied leadership opted to utilize the newly developed Atomic Bomb over Japan. It was hoped - and soon proved true - that the use of the bombs, terrible as they were, probably saved many, many more lives than were sacrificed in the bombings themselves. The end result was, as the video points out, the shortening of the war by God only knows how much. Another factor not mentioned: the retaliatory invasion of Japan by the Soviet Union on Aug 8th, 1945 weighed in on Japan's eventual capitulation and surrender. WWII remains the deadliest war in modern history, maybe all history. Let's pray we don't repeat it, ever, ever again.
Well said. Some could argue, but if Hitler had won WW2, propaganda would make it seem like he had no choice but to gas millions of Jews. I'm not arguing if it was acceptable or not. Japan tho may question why we nuked them after we pushed them back to the Japanese mainland. Unless the idea was to be in a roundabout way of us claiming Japan. Pearl harbour and what happened next to a Hawaiian island. Isn't pushing a hostile nation back to its mainland and bombing its people back to Stone Age. I'm just objectively looking at it from all sides. My forefathers laid down their lives , so I could today be typing this. Understand was only one it ended as it did. Dropping nuclear weapons. My point more is that every side has its own history. You are telling your own. Why ever we continue to do this makes others like China determined to right wrongs it believes is owed. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but more Chinese died than the rest of the world combined. Welcome to 2024.
murica : we are da bestest everrrr!!!!!! everyone else : but...... murica : shhhhh now ......get back in your narrative box! and stop trying to think for yourself. everyone else: hmmm okay.
After watching the video you still don't know what happened to the bodies just after the hiroshima bomb exploded.
It's obvious the title was misleading, probably intentionally. The goal was to make you watch the video and learn about the nuclear bombings.
And the U.S. men who got blew to bits didn’t ask for it either blame your emperor for fucking around and finding out I’m British even I know that
What your emperor did in India and Pakistan?
Love your content...but this was a sad video to watch
As is often said, war is hell (on earth)....
This video, while all true, does not delve into why the U.S. decided to drop those first bombs. Let me be clear: the Japanese people were not about to give in and quit fighting. The Japanese military fought fanatically and this was evident by their determination in defending the last islands that U.S. forces eventually overcame but at great losses on both sides. Allied leadership knew damn well that a ground invasion of the Japanese Homeland would cost 500,000 to 1 million lost Allied lives. Add to that several hundred thousand Japanese dead and you begin to get the gravity of what such an invasion would cost in terms of human life. It's no wonder that Allied leadership opted to utilize the newly developed Atomic Bomb over Japan. It was hoped - and soon proved true - that the use of the bombs, terrible as they were, probably saved many, many more lives than were sacrificed in the bombings themselves. The end result was, as the video points out, the shortening of the war by God only knows how much. Another factor not mentioned: the retaliatory invasion of Japan by the Soviet Union on Aug 8th, 1945 weighed in on Japan's eventual capitulation and surrender. WWII remains the deadliest war in modern history, maybe all history. Let's pray we don't repeat it, ever, ever again.
Well said. Some could argue, but if Hitler had won WW2, propaganda would make it seem like he had no choice but to gas millions of Jews.
I'm not arguing if it was acceptable or not. Japan tho may question why we nuked them after we pushed them back to the Japanese mainland. Unless the idea was to be in a roundabout way of us claiming Japan. Pearl harbour and what happened next to a Hawaiian island. Isn't pushing a hostile nation back to its mainland and bombing its people back to Stone Age. I'm just objectively looking at it from all sides. My forefathers laid down their lives , so I could today be typing this. Understand was only one it ended as it did. Dropping nuclear weapons.
My point more is that every side has its own history. You are telling your own. Why ever we continue to do this makes others like China determined to right wrongs it believes is owed. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but more Chinese died than the rest of the world combined.
Welcome to 2024.
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murica : we are da bestest everrrr!!!!!!
everyone else : but......
murica : shhhhh now ......get back in your narrative box! and stop trying to think for yourself.
everyone else: hmmm okay.
The cost of war