Brilliant - thanks! And thanks for the heads up r.e. Marine Brigades.
Hi all, I'm doing a statistical analysis of allied army (and marine for the US) units in the Pacific to see if I can determine who was...
Proving the illegality of the invasion rests with the Security Council under United Nations Charter Articles 39-42. This would be a pointless...
Bush had plenty of time to invade. Why did he wait for 9/11?
Sounds like North Korea better sleep with both eyes open then! And then who? China's next door, and they've really been asking for it! So why did...
I'd forgotten that - Richard Butler! Became the Governor of Tasmania too. IIRC he was still opposed to the invasion.
I'm interested to see whether a non-American would even attempt to refute this statement ;) I've heard all the usual arguments for the war, but...
From my homework, it seems referring to "Japan's intentions" is a bit of a murky affair. Some parties (such as the War and Finance Ministries)...
Thanks - although I would have just preferred an answer to my question ;) Now I actually have to find the time to read through all of this! I...
Cooper was spot on r.e. tactics, training and armament (those bloody cannons barely ever worked!) and he also expanded upon several other...
For every reliable, accurate article, you can bet there were at least the same amount of unreliable, inaccurate articles. How can you class the...
When did Tojo make the decision to strike the Philippines? Before or after the embargo was placed? Is there any indication the Japanese intended...
Interesting! But not at all relevant to the thread :confused:
How does hastening an attack on the Philippines improve its position? If Japan attacked the DEI and Malaya, they could have still joined the fray...
I couldn't agree more. I was just making the point that FDR's decisions were not made with the security of the British Empire as his foremost...
Except for the 2,500 US marines in Darwin! ;)
My point was that the MEU didn't exist in WW2. And god forbid if someone didn't know what an MEU was :rolleyes:
Good point - divisions had different complements depending on the country and year (the 9th Australian Division, for example, looked very...
You mean a Combat Command?
Which WW2 units from the following categories would you choose to fill your all star dream team? I know it can depend on conditions, but feel free...
