The Italian attack on the British forces in Egypt was first to agree with Operation Sea lion. the planned but never happened German sea invasion of Britain in 1940. When it had become possible to Mussolini that Sea lion was put on hold forever, he ordered Marshal Rodolfo to launch his 10th army, consisted of seven divisions, into combat across the Egyptian border from Libya. Field Marshal Graziani led his large number of major Italian forces across the Libyan-Egyptian border in September 1940 against a smaller but powerful mobile British enemy. The campaign was a disaster, and by December of that year, the Italian forces in Northern Africa were on the verge of a certain collapse. Although German Field Marshal Rommel’s leadership skill and …show more content…
The capacity to try to end the war with Japan was in his hands, but it would have to involve the releasing the most dangerous weapon. American soldiers and citizens were disgusted from four years of war, yet the Japanese military was refusing to give up their fight. American forces were working with Okinawa and Iwo Jima and were intensely fire-bombing Japanese cities. But Japan had an army of 2 million strong who were assigned in the home islands guarding against invasion. For Truman, the choice to use the atomic bomb or not was the most difficult decision of his life. At first, an allied demand for an immediate full surrender was made to the leadership in Japan. Although the demand had stated that refusal would result in total destruction, no mention of any new weapons of mass destruction had been made. The Japanese military command had rejected the request for full surrender, but there were suggesting that a limited surrender was possible. Critics had charged that Truman’s decision was a cruel act that brought negative long-term problems to the United States. Anew age of nuclear terror had led to a dangerous armed race. Some military examiners insisted that Japan were on their knees and the bombings were simply worthless. The American government had been accused of racism on the grounds that such a device would have never been used against white