Yup Little Hawk, I love discussing history as well. And you're right that we wouldn't all 'really' be speaking German.

It is also fun to study the affect that the Norman conquest had on the English language, but that should be another thread.

I still don't think that you can attempt to surrender. Either you Cry Uncle or you try some other way to wriggle out of the situation without surrendering.

Whilst it is possible to understand WHY the Japanese didn't surrender, it is almost certain that if they had said "WE SURRENDER - WHAT ARE YOUR TERMS?" then the bomb would not have been dropped.