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"The War" for the US at least!
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"The War" for the US at least!Pardon me. . . as an American and a Navy brat whose Pearl-Harbor-stationed dad took him to the brand-new U.S.S. Arizona Memorial when he (the brat) was not quite nine years old, "the War" started in December of 1941. I realize that there are some people who quibble about that, and I admit that they are not exactly wrong. . .but. . .
Yeah. And even those who insist it really started on September 1, 1939, are leaving out the unpleasantness between Japan and China that started on, um, [pauses to look it up yet again] July 7 of 1937. But even that was only the beginning of active Chinese resistance to the messing around that Japan had been doing for several years before that."The War" for the US at least!
The Soviets may have "won" but I don't think it was painless...And let's not forget that between 1 September 1939 and 2 September 1945 the Finns fought three wars, losing two to the Soviets but kicking the Germans' butt.
That was a regional conflict, between Japan and China. The Winter and Continuation War's are also considered separate conflicts, even though they largely took place during the greater events of the second world war. This is getting off topic, sorry about thatYeah. And even those who insist it really started on September 1, 1939, are leaving out the unpleasantness between Japan and China that started on, um, [pauses to look it up yet again] July 7 of 1937
If you mean the smoke of them burning on the field provided cover for the P-36s that managed to get airborne to intercept the second wave, sure.The morning the war started for the U.S., the P-40 made a good showing of itself.
If you mean the smoke of them burning on the field provided cover for the P-36s that managed to get airborne to intercept the second wave, sure.
For Stalin it was painless. For others, not so much.
For most Americans The War started on December 7, 1941. Up 'til then it was a regional conflict, "over there".
That map is probably not specifically accurate, and its a stretch to say that the Soviet Union was Axis, then switched. They were never Axis, they just had a brief "Non-Aggression" pact with Germany.As an American, I'm gratified to see that Mongolia saw fit to help out after PH.
ETA: That area west-northwest of China was, I'm pretty sure, under Soviet rule at the time and should be red and not green.
That's what happens when you use anachronistic maps to illustrate your point.That map is probably not specifically accurate, and its a stretch to say that the Soviet Union was Axis, then switched. They were never Axis, they just had a brief "Non-Aggression" pact with Germany.
I used the picture to illustrate that even though the US wasn't involved, it was still a global conflict. I think it does that fairly well, with Allied nations scattered across the globe
True and predecessor to the Widgeon. The G-21 Gray Goose was Grumman's first multi engine airplane, first civilian airplane, first all metal airplane (except the wing covering aft the main spar and control surfaces). C/N 1001 was first flown on May 29, 1937 and a total of 345 of them were ultimately built with production ending in October, 1945 with c/n B-145. A number of them are still flying today (don't ask, even the FAA doesn't know how many). About a half dozen were converted to turbine power, of those 4 are still flying.JRF Goose - A real/genuine small amfib