And if it weren't for the French, most of the continent of Europe (and later, its colonies) would probably be speaking Arabic right now. So... go thank a Frenchman? Wait. That just sounds wrong.
Every time I hear the phrase "stormed the beached of Normandy" I think of Corey Feldman in Stand By Me. :)
Of Course! Thank the French, as well as the Hungarians, Serbians, Croatians, and Romanians for resisting (and defeating!) the Arab menace! Viva France!
*grins*
So, why did the French plant trees along all their major roads . . . . .
So German soldiers would not have to march in the Sun
If it was not for the Blood, Sweat and Fear of millions of Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen, you would probably be speaking German or Japanese right now (and not by choice), if you lived at all. Thank a Veteran for defending Freedom. Your freedom was bought with the currency of blood.
I don't think so. Germany was not that powerful. It was all mindgames and psychological warfare. Propaganda spoon fed to break spirits. And the Japanese weren't that strong either. They were dedicated and fiercly loyal, yes...but they did not have the resources, nor the manpower to match the superpowers that had already proven themselves.
Your freedom was bought with the currency of blood.
Ah...but isn't that always the way? Always with blood. Drown the streets in red!
Freedom is free. It's mankind that is costly.
"This is the way the world ends/not with a bang, but a whimper." - T.S. Eliot.
True - however, if Europe belonged to Germany, as well as Africa falling heavily under the Sway of Germany (due to Rommells Afrika Korps), and Asia split between the Germans (much of Russia) , and Japan (the rest of Russia, and the rest of Asia-Proper), North America I feel would be relatively Isolated, and economicly dominated by the German-Japanese alliance (with South America as as a Economic Battleground). Of course the Germany-Japan alliance would not hold (I am thinking similar to the Sino-Soviet alliance of the fiftys and sixtys, that looked much more solid to the West than it really was).
I think the war could have gone very differently, depending on a few small key events.
There was a Army Airforce guy (I can not recall his name to save my life), who advocated flying long range patrols around Hawaii with B-17's - his ideas were shot down. He though Japan was getting pretty frisky, and almost predicted the Pearl Harbor disaster. But, Americas a nation of Cowboys. We do not like to swing first, we would rather that the
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the year is slipping past you, eh?
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now that we are into the break between Spring and Summer terms . . . . expect me to pester you!
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Every time I hear the phrase "stormed the beached of Normandy" I think of Corey Feldman in Stand By Me. :)
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*grins*
So, why did the French plant trees along all their major roads . . . . .
So German soldiers would not have to march in the Sun
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I don't think so. Germany was not that powerful. It was all mindgames and psychological warfare. Propaganda spoon fed to break spirits. And the Japanese weren't that strong either. They were dedicated and fiercly loyal, yes...but they did not have the resources, nor the manpower to match the superpowers that had already proven themselves.
Your freedom was bought with the currency of blood.
Ah...but isn't that always the way? Always with blood. Drown the streets in red!
Freedom is free. It's mankind that is costly.
"This is the way the world ends/not with a bang, but a whimper." - T.S. Eliot.
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I think the war could have gone very differently, depending on a few small key events.
There was a Army Airforce guy (I can not recall his name to save my life), who advocated flying long range patrols around Hawaii with B-17's - his ideas were shot down. He though Japan was getting pretty frisky, and almost predicted the Pearl Harbor disaster. But, Americas a nation of Cowboys. We do not like to swing first, we would rather that the ( ... )
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