I have had the thought many times that it is criminal that USS Enterprise and HMS Warspite are not still with us. They both fit the ideal of why...
Yah, did my dates wrong - noticed and edited that before I saw that anyone else had responded. I also saw something on line to the effect that...
Mahan stressed, drive the strongest warships of your enemy fleet from the sea, and then his weaker ships, bases, and isolated land troops are at...
As I imagine everyone reading this knows, Bunker Hill CV13 and Franklin CV17 would probably have sunk with mid 1942 damage control procedures in...
KiMaSa - good point about 1942 American lack of air strike coordination. Having just read First Team #1 and #2, I realize I already knew that....
I respectfully disagree, in that I don't think that we can start the counterfactuals at the time of the SBD pushovers. Looking earlier in the...
Thank you for the informative reply, Carronade. I had not heard any of that before. It's all interesting and makes sense. (I will say, though,...
From what I have read, it was generally understood that Pye's seven old BBs and the Long Island would be more useful during June 4-6 at Oahu than...
Presumably all warships are designed with functionality in mind, and yet many of them also look elegant and beautiful. I curate several pinterest...
Many American military museum ships (Texas, Hornet, Midway, etc) let groups of schoolkids, families, and vets sleep overnight. And many/most of...
Interesting analysis, Carronade, I appreciate the response. Everything you say makes sense and it answers my question. That said, I still don't...
A few random thoughts about WW2 Naval warfare I've sometimes wondered if it was spooky for sailors to serve on a ship where a bunch of guys had...
One worthwhile movie that no one so far has mentioned is "Men Of The Yamato" (Otoko Tachi No Yamato), a 2005 Japanese film. It had engaging drama...
There may have been something different about the Western Front of ETO, since surrender was generally offered and taken, than the PTO, where it...
Thank y'all for the responses and the welcomes, they feel good. I appreciated your in-depth engagement, Takao. Indeed. Good points. Interesting...
[First post!] I loved both BoB and TP, and have watched them both several times, and think that both are amazing pieces of work. I think that...
