“The Outsider” - Decades before ‘Flags of our Fathers’ this 1961 film follows Ira Hayes from basic training, to Iwo Jima, and the years following the war. Gain an appreciation of Ira’s demise as survivor’s guilt is thrust into the hero’s spotlight.
Hidden Gem: One of the best accounts of just how happenstance the second flag raising was.
Blocking Tripoli Harbour
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What’s your thoughts one this operation. The British used a similar tactic in WWI blocking the U-Boat and destroyer base at Zeebrugge with the use of an old cruiser and a few lighter ships.
The Germans invaded Crete and the Barham was damage by a Stuka’s bomb before Churchill plan could be put into effect. The battleship was repaired and later sunk by U-331.
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Hi Worsham. I can only say it seems like a waste of a good ship, though it seems an unlucky one! I enjoyed reading about its history, but could not find any info on Churchill’s plan.
I put those (nasty) Italians would have found a way around it, if this had been implemented, but understand Tripoli was very important to their supply requirements in Africa. -
@wittmann:
Hi Worsham. I can only say it seems like a waste of a good ship, though it seems an unlucky one! I enjoyed reading about its history, but could not find any info on Churchill’s plan.
I put those (nasty) Italians would have found a way around it, if this had been implemented, but understand Tripoli was very important to their supply requirements in Africa. -
Thank you.
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