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I probably would like to be an archaeologist. Or almost any job having to do with cattle or horses. Actually I did raise cattle for a number of years but the monetary aspects dictated that I keep my day job. 😡 I still have a few pleasure horses.
I think in WW2 Britain was near the end of their rope. Without US supplies they probably would have gone under before we actually entered the war.
Gone With The Wind is a classic that will be hard to beat. I read the book when I was ten years old. Also went to the movie in the 1940's but didn't get to see it all because the theater caught on fire and I was almost trampled by a herd of old ladies with umbrellas. I have seen it several times since them though
JesusRobert E. Lee for his gentlemanly way and grace in defeatThomas J. Jackson for his brilliant Valley Campaign against overwhelming oddsHiram Ulysses Grant for his bulldog tenacity(His real name was not Ulysses Simpson Grant)Eddie Richenbacker for his many abilitiesTheodore Roosevelt for overcoming his childhood infirmaties and take charge leadership
They changed with each advance in technology. The advent of the accurate rifled musket was the beginning of the end of Napoleonic tactics. The Machine gun was the end of mass charges and horse cavalry although it was learned too late in WW1. Now we have to learn how to deal with suicide bombers and fighters who don't wear uniforms. What next ????
John E RebI think FDR wanted the USA to enter the war but had to be sure that we did not fire the first shot.(As Lincoln did at Ft Sumpter) A good book on the subject is Day Of Deceit by Robert B. Stinnett. Info on Jap movements was being withheld from Adm. Kimmell and Gen. Short who were made scapegoats. FDR knew that a Japanese attack was coming but probably did not realize the intensity and ferocity that was unleashed. I think it is significant that all the valuable carriers were at sea and out of harm's way. He probably thought the battlewagons could hold their own in a fight. The American public was against entering a foreign war but would not stand for being attacked.
I have to agree with Stumpfoot. I have been a shooter for about 60 years. I have a 1000 yard rifle range on the farm and am familiar with the Italian Carcano rifle. In my opinion it is a piece of junk. To accurately hit a moving target with that rifle at any distance would be difficult. Also, I think Castro was retaliating for the several attempts made on his life by US agents. I also think Jack Ruby silenced Oswald to prevent him from possibly giving away anyone else who was involved.
Probably because he was crazy and egotistical. If he had left the military operations to his generals we might all be speaking German today.
Custer was supposed to be one wing of a pincer movement to trap the Indians between them. He rode most of one night to get there before Gen. Terry so he could grab the glory. Before the attack his scouts, especially Mitch Bouyer and Bloody Knife told him there were too many Indians but he would not listen. Then dividing his force sealed his doom. He sent Benteen off to block the Indian's escape andfurther divided by sending Reno across the river to attack from that side. There was also some friction between the officers. Frederick Benteen hated Custer.Contrary to what we have always heard there were two survivors of Custer's group. They were the horse, Comanche and a 17 year old Crow scout named Curley. His English was so poor that he had trouble communicating with the people who investigated the massacre. When Mitch Bouyer saw that the situation was hopeless he sent Curley to hide and go tell Gen Terry what had happened. Comanche belonged to Capt. Myles Keogh who was killed.A very good book on the subject is:Custer's Last Campaign, Mich Bouyer and the Little Bighorn Reconstructed by John S. GrayI have six other books on the subject but this is in my opinion the best
Grant knew that he had the edge in manpower and material. He used that to batter the Confederates into submission. Some of the others had tried to outmaneuver Lee and Jackson with little success. Grant used his manpower to best advantage. The method caused a lot of casualties in the short term but shortened the war.As for Stuart, at Gettysburg he reported to Lee with a sweeping bow and said "General, I have captured 200 wagons". Lee Replied, "They are but an impediment to me now" As it turned out ,they were useful transporting wounded men Southward.
I think he survived for 17 days in a raft in the Pacific. I believe that they ran out of fuel after a navigation error. His Rickenbacker Auto was too far ahead of it's time. The public would not accept a vehicle with 4 wheel brakes. They thought brakes on the front wheels were dangerous.
I believe the trapeze was lowered by a winch and the plane engaged the trapeze with the hook above cockpit and were winched into interior.The engines were not inline they were single row radial(round) engines. I don't know how many cylinders but a lot of the radials were nine cylinders.I saw a program on TV recently where they had located the wreckage of the Macon and had pictures of the planes under water.
F9C-2 characteristics:Dimensions: Wing Span, 25.5 feet; Length, 21.1 feet; Wing Area, 185.4 square feet.Weights: Empty, 2114 pounds; Gross, 2776 pounds Powerplant: One 400 horsepower Wright R-975-22 single-row radial engine.Armament: Two .30 caliber fixed forward-firing machine guns.Performance (at 2776 pounds): Maximum Speed, 176.5 miles per hour.for pictures go to:http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/ac-usn22/f-types/f9c.htm
