Evie
Pronounced like Eevee
Looking for independent confirmation is good. Looking for it in a search of public sources on the internet, not so good. It's in recent scholarly-focused magazine centered on history you will find out how the historical community has received the theory (eg, whether they consider it unreliable quackery or a thorough and strong revision of former mistakes).
And in this case, my original statement was about both (hypothetical) invasion and (hypothetical) post-war occupation of Hokkaido. Since I'm the one who brought up that particular subtopic, I'd say I know the context of my remark better than anyone. Dachs then replied, in the same context, regarding the non-hypothetical invasion and occupation of Manchuria.
You, at some point, assumed the discussion was strictly about the combat deaths.
And in this case, my original statement was about both (hypothetical) invasion and (hypothetical) post-war occupation of Hokkaido. Since I'm the one who brought up that particular subtopic, I'd say I know the context of my remark better than anyone. Dachs then replied, in the same context, regarding the non-hypothetical invasion and occupation of Manchuria.
You, at some point, assumed the discussion was strictly about the combat deaths.