soc.history.war.world-war-ii

In article ,
Bill Shatzer wrote:

Good points snipped.

> Clearly a Japanese landing would have incurred some significant cost for
> the invaders. I'm just not sure the cost would have been sufficient to
> repel the landings.

I suspect it would have been a close-run thing, no matter what the
outcome. I lean towards a successful US defense, but like the naval
battle this too would likely turn on series of unanticipated and
seemingly minor events, given neither side had an overwhelming
superiority.