I said Yamamoto, but I did mean the Japanese military
He threatened to quit if his attack on Pearl harbor was not approved. It was not just Yamamoto it was the Japanese military that was afraid of the...
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You are forgetting a key point. Yamamoto was afraid of the Philippines as a base against Japanese shipping. He went to war against the US to seize...
Japan didn't need to use shipping until the Germans attacked the USSR, and once Japan seized Indochina it became almost impossible to acquire...
Japan didn't purchase the materials, the Germans did and there is only a 6 month gap between when Germany attacked the Soviets and Japan the US....
Japan didn't have sources of the materials, which is why they invaded the DEI and SEA and what they could buy was needed for their economy.
it was the first BB class to have oil burning instead of coal burning.
Amazon has a book that discusses the battles, based on what info there is. I know there are some Soviet records, but I don't know if there are...
Its possible Hitler was not aware of the actual results of the battle or the true nature of the battle. It was only a battle and not an actual war.
The blast was so intense that the only part of Admiral Kidd found was his Annapolis ring fused to the ship where he was stationed
Japans negotiations involved demanding the right to keep territory. The Us alternatives were quit the war and allow Japan to rearm, invade and...
Finland already had to release soldiers to go back to work since too many had been called up, I dont see how spending more lives would help Finland
Would Finland really spend the manpower necessary to attack Leningrad?
A crucial change is the drill sergeants could beat boots up for discipline reasons. If someone is interested watch the start of Full metal jacket,...
Assuming its the same as when I joined in 1987. You are assigned to a platoon which is part of a company, brigade of a training division. After...
The Finns were unimpressed with the German ability to fight in the far north, so how would the Italians be any better? The issue is that the...
Even with out reinforcements the total man power on the islands would have required the Japanese to abandon any thought of taking the DEI,...
The Italians were not of much use in any other front, so why would Finland be any different
The fins were not willing o risk American wrath, by actually hurting the Soviets. They refused to support any effort beyond the line they reached....
