Causes Of Operation Downfall

Operation Downfall was the name for the American plan to invade mainland Japan. First through Operation Olympia, the Americans would secured the southern Japanese mainland islands and then attack all the mainland islands for the complete operation. Operation Downfall would have been the largest operation in World War 2, larger than both the eastern front and D-Day. The military theorist, at the time, calculated the estimated deaths for the American attackers and the Japanese defenders. Its is estimated that one million Americans and five million Japanese would have to die in order for Japan to capitulate. Operation Downfall would have created tremendous tragedies for the American soldiers, and cause more heartbreak when one million soldiers