
It seems to have skipped a few important bits first thing, like Zhukov defeating the Japanese army in 1939, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Khalkhin_Gol
Oh dear: "The US decides invading stuff is a pain in the ass and invents the atom bomb instead. Drops two buckets 'o sunshine on Japan"
I am sure this is exactly how it was; I shall now have a happy sleep thinking of kittens
( , Thu 23 Jul 2009, 0:51, Reply)

states, its not really well known in the west. Didn't America also cut off their oil exports to Japan, which sort of also forced Japan's hand to start the Pacific assault - if they were going to strike at oil rich islands in the pacific, they would need to make a decisive first strike against the US Navy.
( , Thu 23 Jul 2009, 9:27, Reply)