From: "Phil Payne" 


"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
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> How was it defined for WWII?

http://www.fas.org/irp/eprint/arens/chap1.htm

On 8 May 1943 the American Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) approved a broad
plan for future operations in the war against Japan. Entitled the
"Strategic Plan for the Defeat of Japan," the plan aimed at
securing control of the South China coast, and the islands of Luzon and
Formosa. These areas were needed to develop air bases from which to bomb
Japan and sever her supply lines.(1) The memorandum also stated, "The
United Nations war objective is unconditional surrender of the Axis Powers.
The accomplishment of this objective may require the invasion of
Japan."

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