True.
War is the tragedy of young men and innocents dying over the pride, folly. and hubris of old men.
I mean ironic in the sense that such a symbolic artifact was removed immediately prior to her final voyage.
Ironically, the ship's bell was removed as a weight saving measure before she left Mare Island. [IMG]
Misplaced my account here for a bit but anyway, I'd say the main reason that Halsey took the battleships after Ozawa is that as he had been forced...
On the other hand, according to Potter's biography on Nimitz, MacArthur was opposed to the Guadalcanal Invasion in the first place. If Port...
Note on Aircraft availability: The number an availability of aircraft types suggested in providing a sufficient air group aboard Saratoga is...
Maybe so, although the original intent was to discuss the 'Hows' rather than the What ifs. Discussion of which just followed in natural progression.
XB-21 [IMG] A 1936 design was this offering from the North American company. SPECIFICATIONS Span: 95 ft. 0 in. Length: 61 ft. 9 in. Height:...
Unfortunately, while I can see holding off on the Tulagi Strike, waiting for Halsey would not have been an option. The objective of stopping the...
The sinking of Kako is one of those odd happenstances. Kako's misfortune was to be attacked by one of the OLDEST boats in the Pacific! S-44 was...
While no outcome is certain when the butterflies are set loose, I must point out that there would never have been a delay of Yorktown's strike due...
USS Franklin, CV-13: 'Big Ben' USS Ticonderoga, CV-14: 'Tall T' USS Langley, CV-1: 'The Ol' Covered Wagon' USS Lexington, CV-2: 'Lady Lex' USS...
SB2U Vought Vindicator: AKA The 'Vibrator' or 'Wind Indicator' Escort Carriers, CVEs : Combustible...
The Midway air forces were beset with problems from the start. Green pilots: As you mentioned, most of the pilots were sadly inexperienced. This...
I'm just basing my estimates on the three days that Spruance did spend between June 4-7th attempting to attack targets of value while staying out...
As long as Fletcher and Spruance keep mindful about moving east at night and staying out of reach of Japanese surface forces or bombers from Wake...
One thing I miss from old versions of HOI2 is the game editor. I know they never got the bugs worked out but it inspired me to work on building an...
According to Lundstrom's First Team, Nimitz actually ordered TF-16 to start North for a rendezvous with TF-8. These orders were rescinded on June...
