AdvertisementThe US once planned an invasion and seizure of Taiwan that would have been as big as D-Day.
The CMSI study makes clear that a US invasion of Taiwan in 1945 — or a Chinese invasion today — would be difficult and risky.
The objective would be to occupy southern Taiwan and the mainland Chinese port of Xiamen across the Taiwan Strait.
US troops suffered 50,000 casualties in two months of hard fighting in the Okinawa invasion.
"Taiwanese military officers pay close attention to history, and especially the history of island warfare, urban warfare, and amphibious warfare," said Easton.
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