tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post2363456419458486380..comments2024-03-28T17:50:17.529+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: A day of infamyRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-74961271988728781182011-12-08T12:57:28.279+00:002011-12-08T12:57:28.279+00:00Chris,
I totally agree with you. Had the Navy fac...Chris,<br /><br />I totally agree with you. Had the Navy faction been in control of the Japanese Government events might have gone differently ... although I do think that war between Japan and the USA was inevitable.<br /><br />'Tora, Tora, Tora' is one of my favourite war films because of the attention to detail and the difference in styles between the Japanese and American sections of the film; the latter helps the watcher to understand the different cultures of the two countries.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-73156193783189676532011-12-08T11:51:04.382+00:002011-12-08T11:51:04.382+00:00Bob,
Infamous certainly, and incredibly stupid. ...Bob,<br /><br />Infamous certainly, and incredibly stupid. I love the last line in Tora Tora Tora (and I realize it may not be historically accurate): learning that Japan's declaration of war was not delivered until after the attack had taken place, Yamamoto remarked, "I'm afraid all we have done is awaken a slumbering giant, and filled him with a terrible resolve." Earlier he had warned Tojo that in the event of war with the U.S., he could "run wild" in the Pacific for six months, but after that...<br />He was right on both counts.<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />ChrisChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05091296131481416326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-31948922814790536942011-12-08T10:59:18.750+00:002011-12-08T10:59:18.750+00:00Krull,
Not my words but a mis-quote from FDR ... ...Krull,<br /><br />Not my words but a mis-quote from FDR ... '<i>Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan</i>.'<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-83093793248822493302011-12-08T10:09:37.362+00:002011-12-08T10:09:37.362+00:00Infamy...meh...not more than when Israhell attacke...Infamy...meh...not more than when Israhell attacked without provocation all of its neighbors in 1967 or when the US and UK unprovokedly invaded Irak in 2003...Kullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05098899672543605615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-81935875917200715382011-12-07T21:24:42.951+00:002011-12-07T21:24:42.951+00:00123,
Thanks for adding that detail; I was merely ...123,<br /><br />Thanks for adding that detail; I was merely trying to keep things simple.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-86984226796003248012011-12-07T20:40:55.910+00:002011-12-07T20:40:55.910+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com