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THE LEGACY OF WORLD WAR II: THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY
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| 3 June 2012
| Peter Rowe
Posted on 06/03/2012 3:50:59 PM PDT by smokingfrog
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To: US Navy Vet
The War in the Pacifice would have EASILY gone into 1947 or 1948By then the Soviets probably would have been in the fight and would have staked their claim to at least half of Japan after the war's conclusion.
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06/04/2012 7:02:14 AM PDT
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dfwgator
To: dfwgator
Just 1/2?! I think that the Soviets would have taken ALL of Hakkido(sp?) ALL of Honshu and we would have just had just Kaiushu and Okinawa. The Russians had is HARD for Japan after 1905.
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06/04/2012 7:12:15 AM PDT
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US Navy Vet
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To: US Navy Vet
Oh the wanted the whole thing I agree....and we very well could have had a Japanese Civil War that would have made Korea look like a walk in the park.
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06/04/2012 7:14:25 AM PDT
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dfwgator
To: US Navy Vet
Just 1/2?! I think that the Soviets would have taken ALL of Hakkido(sp?) ALL of Honshu and we would have just had just Kaiushu and Okinawa. The Russians had is HARD for Japan after 1905.And assuming Mao takes control of China, they certainly wanted their piece as well.
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06/04/2012 7:15:50 AM PDT
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dfwgator
To: smokingfrog
It should be remembered that prior to WW ll the US was isolated from foreign attack and many Americans wanted no part of a war across the Pacific or the Atlantic but aircraft carriers abruptly changed that. Pearl Harbor was a cataclysmic shock to Americans that totally united the country to defend and retaliate. Japs made a huge mistake attacking Pearl Harbor and fortunately for the Japanese Japan still exist as a country today and not an empty hole in the sea.
WW ll changed the world and put technology in the fast lane and that of course has been a great benefit to the herds residing on planet Earth but God only knows what the next world war will bring.
To: yarddog
If not for the Yorktown they would have had 4 against 2.The ineffectiveness of Hornet during the battle meant it was 4 against 2 for all practical purposes.
To: GATOR NAVY
You have a point. The fact that Mitscher was not only not canned after Midway but was promoted (and then not taken off the line after the Marianas) is a testament to his political connections.
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06/04/2012 4:55:36 PM PDT
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skeeter
To: skeeter
Yep. The only Hornet squadron to contact the enemy was VT-8, whose CO directly disobeyed the CAG. The latest issue of "Naval History" magazine has an article that says "Compelling evidence suggests the Hornet CO deliberately filed a misleading report after the puzzling flight to nowhere in the Pacific wars pivotal battle."
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