AviationMan20
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- Aug 5, 2006
Of all the battles the U.S. were in, what are the one's that are important? Or should I know about all of them? I'm new to WWII.
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timshatz said:All are good battles to know about for WW2. But, for AvMan20 to cover all those battles in any kind of depth, it'll take a couple of years and he can probably write a Master's thesis from an Ivy League U when he's done. Not knocking the list, just the volume.
Suggest a limited list of 5 battles the US was in that were instrumental in the entry, conduct and eventually victory of the US during World War 2. Might make it easier for him to get his head around it. Granted, 5 is a tough number. But maybe it can be 5 in the ETO (European Theatre of Operations) and 5 in the PTO (Pacific...).
Putting my money where my mouth is:
Europe
1. Battle of the Atlantic
2. Air War from Aug 1942 to April 1945 covering All of ETO- Focus on the 8th.
3. D-Day
4. Invasion of Africa and defeat of the Africa Corp
5. Battle of the Bulge
Pacific
1. Pearl Harbor
2. Okinawa
3. Midway
4. Guadalcanal
5. Submarine War
were instrumental in the entry, conduct and eventually victory of the US during World War 2.
DerAdlerIstGelandet said:Not a bad idea and a good list there.
Only one descrepency though with what you said and you probably did not mean it the way it was written so if not lets laugh about it:
You said:
The US did not win WW2. The allies as a whole won WW2. It was a victory that all allied countries contributed greatly to.
JeffK said:I would take out 4. Invasion of Africa and defeat of the Africa Corp and replace it with Sicily/Italy
And add 3a Iwo Jima
davparlr said:Don't forget the battle of production. The men and women on the American production line (other countries contributed but we are talking about the US here) did as much or more than any army or weapon to contribute to the victory of the Allies.
timshatz said:Granted. The above is a consequence of PUI (posting under the influence). It was late, I have today off, it happens...
plan_D said:I think it's best to look at the war on a whole, then the specific parts will interest you and you look at them in more detail. Then you're not caught out with the basic facts while knowing the muzzle velocity of a FlaK 18 36. It's evident on here that there's many different interests on this forum (Erich - Night Fighters, R Leonard - USN, lanc - Lancaster etc.) but they all have a basic view of the war beyond their interest (I use basic in bold for lanc, who takes basic to whole new heights).
You look at who were where, who won, what happened when and why it happened. Then along the way you'll hear American battles that came about, and you'll find more extensive information if you're still interested.