That’s a good read. Very much a worthy first effort.

The reason that no one bothers to look for them is the cost.  The search for PT-109 cost $500,000.  I would dearly like to locate the USS Grampus, lost in the area of Blackett Strait in the Solomon Islands, but it takes money for the search ship, side-scan soner, underwater TV and ROVs, and more money to get everything to the Solomons for the search.

@Imperious:

http://www.wanpela.com/holdouts/list.html

They even had one on Gilligan’s Island.

Yeah, but that one only lasted 3 hours.  Well, it was supposed to anyway…

@ABWorsham:

My grandfather landed in France on D+4 with the U.S 2nd Inf.

I had the best memories listening to him discuss the War.

Man, tell me those stories! I would have loved to be there with you hearing them. Those poor guys in the first wave. Man. That’s what I’d call a sacrafice to our country.

Not romance. “Romantizing a period of time” is what I reffer to. It happens all the time. Just like some “romantize” the revolutionary times in the 60’s.

But I’m using illustrations more and more like a creative writer here (which I am) and less like a stone cold Killer or historian.

So lets just get back to business as usual shall we? My Reich armor can pop Shermans like they were balloons.

–-Yeah. I’m now considering myself a Nashorn ace. I don’t recall losing a single battle yet where I had that vehicle. I love that thing. A stone cold, calculated tank obliterator. You just have to keep it safe on the board becuase of it’s weak defense. With it’s ability to ignore one hex of cover, it’s usually not hard to keep that thing in an awesome sniper postion and it’s got the speed to fall back if necessary. Plus – my god, the range alone on that wepon! I love this game.

really interesting thanks. :-)

I checked my copy of Nomonhan, Japan’s War Against Russia, 1939 by Alvin Coox, two volumes, information on the Mukden Incident in 1931 contained in volume one.  The Chinese were well aware of the Japanese’s interest it taking over Manchuria, and were try to avoid giving the Japanese any pretext to launch an offensive.  Part of the Chinese forces, 110,000, mentioned were actually located in North China, in the vicinity of Peking and Tientsin.  The remainder were scattered across Manchuria.  They did have some aircraft, but I am more than a bit dubious about the claim of tanks.  If they had any, they would have been Carden-Lloye Mark  VI tankettes.  The Chinese put some faith in the guarantees of the League of Nations, the Kellogg-Briand Pact, and the Nine-Power Treaty governing foriegn penetration in China following WW One.

Yeah, the Poles major contribution to the effort ended up being a distraction for a few days.  I think I rememeber reading that like 8 of the Polish made it out with out being captured or killed.

OK now that someone is not grapping my attention thanks for the kind thank yous. Me doing this kind thing from time to time keeps my ex alive.  :wink: Sir Basil was 22 when Plan 1919 was concieved. He wasn’t yet the military theorist he would become. Though as brilliant as Hart was he was well on his way. Too bad the Brits didn’t work more with him when they put him in charge of mechanizing their Army in 1937.

Another thing most people don’t know about the development of blitzkrieg is the impact Napoleon had. He didn’t have tanks so his concentration of force can in the form of artillery. Instead of shooting at the entire line like everyone else did Bonaparte massed his barrage on one point. When the men there crumbled an attack aimed at that point would begin. Punch through, roll up the lines, head to the tent for a stiff drink. This basic tactic was studied by the men who made blitzkrieg a household word around the world.

That means that Konig had his sight on Thorvald, but Thorvald fired first! :wink:

The Winter War is an amazing tale of bravery on the Finns’ part.

I have used Mozilla since day one, with Norton running with phishing protection on.

But still some break thru and out of principle i avoid these types of places. That site used to not have so many things running from other people. I think its when they don’t weed out the bogus spammers and eventually they latch on all sorts of crap that try to spy on you.

I’m going to go with “they’re really old”…

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=11744.0

A mighty applaud for this statement, dezrtfish.

Blah, Blah. Come on, they find the nazi-treasure every other season. You get used to that kind of message here in Austria. I think, there is not a single alpine lake left here where you can NOT dive for the gold. In fact, I do not believe the famous treasure even exists. You know, they did spend all the stolen wealth as well as the “regular” tax money to finance a big war …

I proclaim this thread Worthy.

anyone play heat seeker for wii? i just got it. its seems pretty fun but you never run out of missiles though. also the plane won’t stay leveled for me it keeps wobbling. ( maybe i have parkisons lol)

caught by a .30 cal right in his left temple.  it looks as though it may have exited through his right eye.  :cry:

at least thats the quick way to go so he didnt have to suffer like so many others on their way out.