Why did the US even bother with Okinawa and Iwo Jima, the islands

>>32678309
Look up the flight range of a B-25 and B-29 and find out.

because America is run by evil mass murderers who don't think you can fight a war without fire bombing civilians

>>32678316

I'm not asking why capturing the islands was important, I'm asking why bother attacking a defended island when you can just surround it until the defenders starve to death.

>>32678326
Bait/10

Nice try weeb.

>>32678327
because who cares about some dumb conscripted fodder

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>>32678327
That would take way too long, it was faster to fight them and secure the island than to siege it.

If you want to talk about border line fucks up, Tarawa and Peleliu are better battles to discuss

How would /k/ minimize the casualties the Marines and Soldiers suffered taking Tarawa and Peleliu?

>>32678352
invade japan via alaskan islands

>>32678359
Actually the exact opposite thing happened

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleutian_Islands_Campaign

>>32678309
At some point the militaries need to justify their budget to keep the support of the politicians.
Iwo Jima and Okinawa were absolutely unnecessary, >>32678316
the flight range required to bomb Japan was already ensured with Tinian 6months before.

>>32678352
Okinawa and Iwo Jima provided emergency landing sites for B-29 crews that were damaged though.

>>32678327
Because they had supplies that would last for months.

>>32678309
Because Hollywood needed something to base films on.

>>32679440
best answer anon.
don't forget war documentaries by faggots also.

http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/films/vietnam