1. The Atomic Bombs - an overview of military planning

2. War in the Pacific Invasion of Okinawa April – June 1945:
U.S. casualties – 12,000 dead
Japan casualties – 107,000 combat troops, 100,000 civilian deaths (one third of the population)
Almost 2000 kamikaze attacks

3. Japanese Defenses 900,000 soldiers stationed in Kyushu
The “Patriotic Citizens Fighting Corps”
Over 20 million civilians enrolled
Men between 15 – 60
Women between 17 – 40
Armed with spears, swords, bamboo pikes

4. U.S. Estimated Casualties for an Invasion of Japan
109,000 – 800,000 U.S. combat deaths
5 – 10 million Japanese deaths