New site looks good, thanks for putting in the work. Can anyone tell me where the huge TO&E listing for the 21st Army Group has gone to? Really...
"That is just wrong. Just because the Japanese land and take 5 islands unopposed doesn't give them any more experience at landing's compared to...
I hate tit for tat but just to prove a point add to the list of 85 mentioned above: Battambang,Chumphon,Nakhon Si Thammarat,Pattani, Prachuap...
Wouldn't an undefended beach be the best one to land at? Of course the bypassing was a strategically wise move, my point was that given that the...
My point is that every operation you mention was obviously in response to a Japanese operation to occupy the islands in the first place....
But I can go back in time and borrow one of the local boy's crates? Hang on I'M from after 1945 ?
If you want to see relics of WW2 mate you're better off riding your bike north. I live in FNQ and there are dozens of site scattered about up...
Without doubt the fighter aircraft I would choose to fly OVER (not in) the pacific would be an F-22 Raptor.
So in 1944 what experience the US have more so than any other nation, in ANY form of warfare much less amphibious assaults ? And if the Japanese...
G'day Brian WOW. What a read. Thanks so much for posting that vast treasure trove of your experiences Brian. I found it a very moving and human...
