Re: Invasion of Okinawa, Iwo Jima instead of Philipines

Andrew Clark <aclark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Scott M. Kozel" <kozelsm@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote

The Philippines were a U.S. territory at that point, with 17 million
civilians living under a rather cruel Japanese occupation. The other
places had comparatively tiny (or no) populations of civilians that were
of direct interest to the U.S.

The NEI, Malaya and Burma had rather large civilian populations too the
rescue of which the US did not perceive as a priority. In fact., rescuing

Surely the British were more than capable of handling the latter wo
without US help?

Mike

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