Never trust the Brazilians.Gawdzilla wrote:True! If only he'd attacked Omaha like Goering wanted him too.FBM wrote:He's the reason we lost that war!Gawdzilla wrote:Okay, I phrased that a bit badly. The force was intended to draw him off, and he knew that. But he had orders to destroy major enemy forces if the opportunity presented itself. And the Norther Force was, he thought, successively withdrawing and then opposed by other forces. He felt he was free to take out the remaining Japanese carriers.
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Re: What good is studying/researching/doing history?
"Those Boys are going to be trouble, you mark my words."FBM wrote:Never trust the Brazilians.Gawdzilla wrote:True! If only he'd attacked Omaha like Goering wanted him too.FBM wrote:He's the reason we lost that war!Gawdzilla wrote:Okay, I phrased that a bit badly. The force was intended to draw him off, and he knew that. But he had orders to destroy major enemy forces if the opportunity presented itself. And the Norther Force was, he thought, successively withdrawing and then opposed by other forces. He felt he was free to take out the remaining Japanese carriers.
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