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END GAME IN THE PACIFIC IV
Late on the night of August 12, 1945, Major Hatanaka, along with Lieutenant Colonels Ida, Take####a (Anami's brother-in-law), and Masao, and Colonel Arao, the Chief of the Military Affairs Section, spoke to War Minister General Anami (the army minister and "most...
THE END GAME IN THE PACIFIC III
During the month of July, Japanese radio communications had been monitoring the extensive Soviet buildup of forces in Manchuria, as Stalin transferred hundreds of thousands of troops which had been involved in the German front. Unknown to the Japanese, Stalin...
I have been with FBGs since before it was FBGs. But the time has come to take my leave. As I was in the process of completing the Pacific War in the WW2 thread, I was suddenly and unexpectedly banned. I have always said that Joe and his people have every right to ban anyone they wish for...
THE END GAME IN THE PACIFIC II
With the rejection of the Potsdam Declaration by the Japanese, and the accompanying Japanese Government statement that "We will do nothing but press on to the bitter end to bring about a successful completion of the war.", the Allies were left with three main...
THE END GAME IN THE PACIFIC
On May 8, 1945, Germany surrendered. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the US had decided that the first strategic priority was to defeat Germany. Now they turned to the second; obtain an unconditional surrender of Japan, as they had from Germany. Whether this was...
Yes. The only thing that ends up justifying it, is to be successful.But so is civil disobedience illegal. In the latter case, those who commit it are seeking to overturn, through illegal action, something that they consider to be unjust.
The concept of the nation state is a relatively new one. Prior to that, you had kingdoms and empires, and they were established by force of conquest. The nation state is essentially a geopolitical entity, usually united by culture, language. ethnic background or history. In the Declaration of...
BZZZZZTTT! Hans...
Care to go for Double Jeopardy where the points can really mount up?
John Adams (2) and John Quincy Adams (6) were from Massachussets. Andrew Jackson (7) was from North Carolina, or SC, as his origin was in the general area. Martin Van Buren (8) was from NY.
It didn't affect the mindset; it affected the political calculation. The expansion westward would bring in many more free states, and they would eventually have enough votes to impose their will, and free the slaves. The handwriting was on the wall.
Bruce Catton is also excellent. The Coming Fury, Terrible Swift Sword, and Never Call Retreat are his three volumes on the Civil War. He also wrote about Grant, the Army of the Potomac, and the windup of the war in A Stillness at Appomattox.
Well, you certainly picked and chose what you would quote from what I said. But if you had quoted the full post, you will see that it was not the reason the average soldier believed he was going to war.
As has happened in virtually all wars, each side believed that they had right on their side. The underlying issue was slavery, and it was the root cause of the war. However, the proximate cause of the war was that the southern states believed that they had a right to secede from the union, much...
Great job, Tim. Maybe you could add a page on the Nuremberg Trials, although they happened much later.I will complete the Pacific war on Monday. There is just too much going on with family and trips to the airport and bowl games this weekend.
If you have to depend on what someone else does in order to get into the playoffs, then you have no legitimate complaint that they should have done this or that. The best way to ensure you are in the playoffs is to win the damn games you need to.
It is obscene, literally obscene that there are virtually no non-African American running backs in the NFL, because there are a lot of them in college.(The stupidity of that statement matches the stupidity above).
The rule is only there for PR purposes, because the usual suspects were crying racism. Owners want to win, and they'll hire whoever gives them the best chance to win.
It's a stupid rule, but that's what our stupid culture demands.
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