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Operation Olympic (board Wargame)
''Operation Olympic: The Invasion of Japan 1 November 1945'' is a solitaire board wargame published by Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) in 1974 that simulates the planned American invasion of Kyūshū, one of Japan's Home Islands, in November 1945. Although critics complimented the game, it did not prove popular, perhaps because it was a solitaire wargame. Background During World War II the development of the American atomic bomb ( Project Manhattan) was a closely guarded secret – even Vice-President Harry S Truman did not know about it until he took office after the death of Franklin Roosevelt. Not knowing about the atomic bomb and its capabilities, the American military moved forward with the assumption that an invasion of the Japanese homeland would be necessary to bring World War II to a close. The first part of this invasion was to be landings on Kyūshū, the southernmost island of the Japanese home islands, in order to secure the southern half of the island, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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