Originally posted by chegitz guevara
According to many here, this was a minority position in the government. MtG, DF, and others have argued, persuasvively IMO, that the more fanatical elements of the Japanese government would have mounted a coup had the government tried to surrender. Apparently, even with the Atomic bombings and the Soviet invasion, these elements wished to fight on and only the direct order of the Emperor made them lay down their weapons.
It should be kept in mind that the USSR captured Manchuria in days, slicing through the IJA as if it were warm butter. This, not the Atomic bombings (which were really no more damaging than the fire bombings, though those were pertty terrible) were what convinced the Emperor that resistence was futile.
According to many here, this was a minority position in the government. MtG, DF, and others have argued, persuasvively IMO, that the more fanatical elements of the Japanese government would have mounted a coup had the government tried to surrender. Apparently, even with the Atomic bombings and the Soviet invasion, these elements wished to fight on and only the direct order of the Emperor made them lay down their weapons.
It should be kept in mind that the USSR captured Manchuria in days, slicing through the IJA as if it were warm butter. This, not the Atomic bombings (which were really no more damaging than the fire bombings, though those were pertty terrible) were what convinced the Emperor that resistence was futile.
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