[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents World War II Plus 70 Years: Seminar and Discussion Forum
First session: September 1, 2009. Last date to add: September 2, 2015.
Reading assignment: New York Times articles delivered daily to students on the 70th anniversary of original publication date. (Previously posted articles can be found by searching on keyword “realtime” Or view Homer’s posting history .)
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[Homer_J_Simpson]

Selections from West Point Atlas for the Second World War
Kursk and Vicinity 1943: Battle of Kursk, 4 July-1 August 1943
Sicily, 1943: Italo-German Counterattack, 11 July and Allied Advance, 12 July-17 August 1943
South Pacific Area Operations: Capture of New Georgia, 21 June-27 August 1943
New Guinea Force Operations: Capture of Salamaua and Lae, 29 June-16 September 1943
The Far East and the Pacific, 1941: Status of Forces and Allied Theater Boundaries, 2 July 1942
India-Burma, 1942: Allied Lines of Communication, 1942-1943
Cartwheel, the Seizure of the Gilberts and Marshalls, and Concurrent Air and Naval Operations, 30 June 1943-26 April 1944

[InABunkerUnderSF]

"Cruiser and 3 Destroyers Sunk by Allies in Solomons"

The actual score was only the light cruiser Jintsu sunk on the Japanese side. On the allied side, Destroyer USS Gwin sunk, cruisers USS Honolulu, USS St. Louis and HMNZS Leander crippled and out of action for months.

By this point in the war the US Navy had figured out how bad their torpedoes were and were taking steps to correct the problems but they still hadn't figured out the capabilities of the Japanese Long Lance torpedo or the fact that the Japanese could reload their torpedo tubes from spares carried on deck during a naval engagement.

[HenpeckedCon]

“Manstein is upset as he believes that he could still achieve victory. (Glenn A. Steinberg)”

Von Manstein was the best General in the war on either side, but I don't understand this boast? Is Manstein saying he could have taken Moscow and ended the war?