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A first rate soldier. One of the best that the century has produced. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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French POWs during the Indochina War would probably disagree with you. Viet Minh prisoner ...

<t> Following a 1933 wargame wherein a faux "Japanese" invader won the battle, the DoW beefed up the defenses substantially. Personally, I think they could have landed troops which would then have been quickly cut off and starved to death by superior American forces. At best, it might have drawn an ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Commander Stormwolf<br/>
...roosevelt's main achivement was to sour relations with japan so badly...
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Japan managed to sour the entire League of Nations against it by its war in China (especially the Nanjing massacre, which drew ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: moonraker<br/>
...but you have to ponder the fact that the Japanese main targets were out of the way that day which does leave some doubts it has to be said
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You don't need to ponder that at all. Reading is sufficient to debunk it ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Commander Stormwolf<br/>
roosevelt was more concerned about the <U><s>[u]</s>6 million <e>[/u]</e></U> of his countrymen in the gas chambers
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Roosevelt reportedly dressed down one of his advisors or cabinet members (I *think* it was ...

Poppycock conspiracy theory.

c.f., "And I was there"; Pearl Harbor and Midway--breaking the secrets. (1985); Layton, Edwin T.; Naval Institute Press

Richard Burton.

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Which ship am I?<br/>
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Quiz 4<br/>
1. I have a counter in WIF<br/>
2. I did not survive WWII, although was later raised
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Obviously the IJN Yamato, raised later and rechristened the Space Battleship ...

<t> One additional thing not to be overlooked is the reaction of the carrier commanders. Halsey was on alert, and his rules of engagement were that if they encountered Japanese naval forces, they were to assume they were hostile. Enterprise was ferrying a squadron of Wildcats to Wake, to beef their ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: AW1Steve<br/>
And lets not forget that Mitchell also said that carrier based aircraft would always be inferiour to landbased (due to excess weight) and that because a carrier contained fuel and bombs within a narrow hull, it would be a floating bomb, so carriers ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Dili<br/>
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Well several people anticipated Pearl Harbor ...<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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Col. Billy Mitchell for one, and after the Army can'd him, the US apologized to Japan.<br/>
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Today that ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: WO Katsuki<br/>
i think the oil embargo was a scheme to trick the U.S. to fight hitler <br/>
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both our peoples were stupid, we wasted many lives in 4 years<br/>
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and spent the next 40 years together against the communists
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<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: WO Katsuki<br/>
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as a japanese i have some opinions, but they would not be popular here<br/>
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is there censorship? or can i answer freely
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Onegai shimasu!<br/>
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I for one would love to hear your opinions. That's ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Wirraway_Ace<br/>
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My view is different. The leadership of the United States quite clearly understood the strategic situation vis-a-vis Japan. They underestimated Japanese skill and daring, but were completely correct about the outcome of a war. It was the ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: SuluSea<br/>
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The cool thing about this movie was the Japanese sections were filmed and directed by a Japanese director and the American parts were done in the US by Richard Fleischer.
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Two Japanese directors, and no less than ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: jmalter<br/>
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hi Olorin,<br/>
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there's a lot of literature available, but the "who is to blame?" topic would focus too much on individuals (who might rightly/wrongly be accused of failing their responsibilities). but you might profit by examining a ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: slinkytwf<br/>
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I sent you a PM because I'm a contrarian with regards to the virtues of WiF, and I don't want to cause distress for my fellow wargamers who adore it. <E>;-)</E>
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<t> At 19E1/2 school at Knox in 1981, we did not receive such training. We did get "hull-down," "turret-down," and "vehicle-down" training, and it was made clear that we want to keep the front armor pointed at the enemy, but that was the extent of it. The main thing they tried to teach us was to ...

I sent you a PM because I'm a contrarian with regards to the virtues of WiF, and I don't want to cause distress for my fellow wargamers who adore it.

Buck-Tick (Gekka Reijin)