Well, the Vietnam's claim is based on nothing but the French's claim. When French took over IndoChina and made it a colony, they also claimed those...
Yes, the Japanese considered themselves "superior" to other Asian nationals. That was something newly introduced in late 1800s probably due to...
Japanese racism only started in late 1890s. They were in the state of isolation until American warship forced them to open trade around 1850s. It...
There is always radiation in depleted uranium. There is no going around it. Even if they can somehow shield the side effect from the tank crew by...
With nobody use pure steel armor any more, of course the raw thickness of the tank armor mean very little in the actual armor quality these days, but...
Although I have never heard of that part - Catholics and Muslims allied against Serb Orthodox, I have heard quite a few times that Kosovo was Serbs'...
I second that. First "freeze lungs", then "mouth full of snow"... @ zuukko, please get your facts straight before making any more posts.
I am sure most experienced Japanese pilots got their experience from the war in China. Although entire Chinese air force were quickly defeated...
More than a few times when I watched/read documentaries of Pacific War, it mentioned how after the Japanese lost the 4 aircraft carriers at the...
A POW is under the protection of Geneva Convention. The captors have the responsibility to take care of the POW, provide food, shelter, medicare......
Does that mean Germans were racists against Asians? If that's the case, why did they sign pack with the Japanese? As for the Russians, since entire...
@ Vladimir, In my opinion, the attacking force has the advantage if the attack is on a national scale. Because since you are attacking, you will...
Uh? Russia alone has only 120 million people as of today and their population is decreasing. All the former Soviet republics had even fewer...
What was the speed and maximal range of those torpedoes? I always thought they were faster than any ships at the time, just so the ships were able to...
Well, it is a fact that (if) score a hit, a torpedo hit below waterline usually does more damage than a bomb dropped from the air. It is because...
When it comes to aircraft against ships, which one was better at the job? Dive bombers or torpedo bombers? Bismark was hit by a torpedo from a...
I remember a few things I have heard about how Germans had great disadvantage in Russian winter. One TV show used two dummy clothed in Russian and...
I have seen that movie a few times. It was definitely one of the best WWII films. It has been a while though since my last time watching it. Was...
Sounds to me that captain was trying to rip off the film maker on purpose. Was that carrier in the film a real carrier still in service or...
@ Steed, Since you said it is acceptable to surrender when the alternative is death, in many situations out of ammo mean certain death if keep on...
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