Timeline Part Twelve (No FDR)

The empire of the setting sun- June 1959- the USA, under Acting president Fidel Castro(who led the US resistance), declares war on Japan, knowing that Germany will be too busy rebuilding after the devastating war to help Japan. At first, the Japanese are very resistant to the US forces, pushing them into Alaska, but give way in Siberia by February 1960. The 26th US marines battalion famously breaches the great wall by the end of December 1961. Meanwhile in the Japanese empire, resistance movements motivated by the American invasion rise up, inciting slave revolts among the Chinese and the Filipinos. The Japanese, regardless of overstretch, begin the long brutal retreat to the main Japanese islands for a last stand.

American forces link up with the rebels and by May 1962, the Coalition liberated Beijing after a long and brutal battle which cost nearly half a million lives. Meanwhile, the riots are beginning to spread in Myanmar and the rest of south east Asia, so the Japanese military are forced to abandon them. on July 8 1963, the Japanese emperor, realizing the futility of continued struggle, tells his chiefs of staff that he plans to surrender. The military take control and execute him and place a militaristic puppet on the throne instead.