Category: US Army Air Corps
Rabaul – A Place Where Victory Came to Die
Rabaul was a significant base used by the Japanese during the early years of the secone World War. The Battle of Rabaul, also known by the Japanese as Operation R, an instigating action of the New Guinea campaign, was fought on the island of New Britain in the Australian Territory of New Guinea, from 23 […]
Read More Rabaul – A Place Where Victory Came to DieDeath of the Old Gambler – Yamamoto’s End
I was browsing through the movie selections on my TV a few weeks ago looking for something to occupy my time while I was on the treadmill. One of the movies that came up was about Admiral Halsey called The Gallant Hours. The Gallant Hours is an American docudrama from 1960 about William F. Halsey, […]
Read More Death of the Old Gambler – Yamamoto’s EndWe Regret to Inform You… January 1942 and the aftermath of Pearl Harbor
We regret to inform you. The attack on Pearl Harbor was so swift and deadly that the military was not prepared to deal with the consequences of not being prepared for war: Identifying the souls lost and notifying the families about their loss. Considering the number of dead and wounded, it should not be a […]
Read More We Regret to Inform You… January 1942 and the aftermath of Pearl Harbor
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