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Originally Posted by kyp275
Actually I've done both, good stuff. Still, can't really use those as historical reference.
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I'd say, Independent accounts from survivors of both sides matched up to what was written.
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Not sure what you're trying to say here, did you mean to say not instead of dont? 
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It means don't be a hero or matyr, be a survivor until you are KIA by the enemy.
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Whether the nuclear bombs should've been used is a whole other can of worm entirely. However, if Operation Downfall did go ahead, there is little doubt there WOULD be millions dead, the substantial majority being Japanese civilians.
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The American was much more worried about the numbers of servicemen KIA if they opt for a land invasion than some Japanese civillians, if you ask me. Still it's better to get a war over and done with earlier rather than later.