Now if you had said Oct 1917, I would have agreed. The "Milner boys" who had great influence (Lord Lothian was one - Ambassador to the USA in...
There will never be a war between the EU and Russia - its an economic tug-of-war.
Putin is a much clever operator than the old Soviet Bureaucrats. He is totally sick of the incompetent Yanukovych and will ditch him. I don't...
Crazy idea!! Well consider Hitler's position. Japan had failed to attack the USSR in June 1941 in conjunction with the Germans and although this...
Well I can't compete with Belasar for eloquence but I do wonder at the double standards applied to different enemies. If you see a difference...
I am not so sure. Machine gun regiments such as Manchester and RNF etc had an AA platoon - using lorry mounted brens As the AT regiments tended...
Although on 15th August in his address to the nation the Emperor talked about the evil new weapons (the bomb) and did not mention the Soviet...
Taking out the rail infrastructure was a great success at DDay - why then return to area bombing when as you say transportation network (and oil)...
OK I will show my ignorance - what was the transport plan?
Having read information kindly provided by Drew on Montgomery, I find myself agreeing with him on vital aspect - the poor support provided by...
That is Irish!! Mac, Mc - gaelic for son of: or Polish, same difference.
http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/4th-july-1958/19/the-bbc-seems-under-the-impact-of-itvs-com--petiti Montgomery gave 6 lectures on BBC TV...
I agree with that. It took both events (bombs and Soviet attack) to get Hirohito to impose his authority and accept unconditional surrender. It...
[IMG] Worked this time! I am trying hard to understand your argument Belasar - are you saying that the Soviet attack had no effect and that...
Right up to the last moment the Court Party (ie Hirohito) hoped to involve the USSR. They had asked Stalin to receive Prince Konoe - when the...
I believe you are referring to right wing militarists - these definitely could have endangered Hirohito's ministers but never himself. Their...
Had missed this thread - I believe I was asked to support my arguments with "facts". The above is taken from the Unpublished tapes from he World...
[IMG] had not relaised this thread s[IMG]
) This is interesting Rory but of course refers to Japanese Surrender,Penang, Malaya. Still as you say I can find no mention of it. No one was...
BEIJING (Reuters) - China condemned on Monday plans by a Japanese city to ask the U.N. world heritage organisation to register letters by World...
