“the parallel between “The Charge of The Light Brigade” and the Battle of Leyte Gulf”
There are also parallels with Balaclava and Little Big Horn. Both units charged heavy enemy strength at the ends of valleys—well, a coulee is not strictly speaking a valley, but they are topographically similar—the problem was caused by extreme crap-headedness on the part of commander(s), and by a wild coincidence both Cardigan’s cavalry and Custer’s used the same music—”Gary Owen.”
Very interesting...didn’t know that!