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Three Important Things
Three things that I consider very important to me in the writing of these squadron histories that I’m working on are as follows: - As well as the operational side of the squadrons, such as the a… more →
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The Makioka Sisters
wrote 2 days ago: Title: The Makioka Sisters Japanese Title: 細雪 (Sasameyuki) Author: Tanizaki Jun’ichirō (谷崎潤一郎) Trans … more →
Portsmouth men at the fall of Singapore
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wrote 1 week ago: Percival surrendering to the Japanese at Singapore The fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942 was per … more →
War Without Mercy: Race, Religion, Ideology and Total War
wrote 2 weeks ago: Dower, John W. War without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War.” Pantheon Books, a Division of … more →
The Coral Sea 1942
wrote 1 month ago: The Coral Sea 1942 One of the most striking effects of the second world war was the supplanting of t … more →
掩盖了六十载的历史真相：珍珠港事件
wrote 2 months ago: 原文出处：世界论坛 从前历史书上说，日本偷袭珍珠港之所以得手是因为美国政府不知情，实际上这是大错特错，或者说是天大的谎言，实际上从一开始美国政府和罗斯福本人就对此事了如指掌，只是秘而不宣；过去说，日本 … more →
The Tiger of Malaya
wrote 3 months ago: This is going to be a long post, so to spare those who are not interested in reading about the life … more →
Oe Kenzaburo on War Memory
wrote 4 months ago: The following excerpt from a dialog about the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War co … more →
USS Massachusetts (BB-59)
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wrote 4 months ago: USS Massachusetts (BB-59) USS Massachusetts BB-59 USS Massachusetts (BB-59) USS MASSACHUSETTS (BB-59 … more →
#90 Visit a Historic Museum
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wrote 1 year ago: First of all, I am not a history buff or anything, but I just think this is something that should be … more →
第一次世界大戦
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wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday was “Veterans Day” in America. The day to remember those who died defending th … more →
Barack Obama's Pacific: Good or Bad?
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wrote 1 year ago: What will the election of Barack Obama mean for the Pacific? That was the question I was asking myse … more →
News item August 27, 1942
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Why Isn't Okinawa Jumping in Junity?
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wrote 1 year ago: An Early Reflection Judge Toshimasa Fukami finally ruled that “the former Imperial Japanese Army was … more →
Army 'deeply involved' in the mass suicides
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wrote 1 year ago: “Imperial Japanese Army was deeply involved in the mass suicides,” Japanese Judge rules. … more →
More Observations...
wrote 1 year ago: Japanese stock market took a big hit today, as did most of the rest of the world. For those inquirin … more →
The Pacific War
wrote 2 years ago: Sixty-six years ago the Japanese committed to and initiated a war unlike any fought in the history o … more →
December 7, 1941 Day of--Deceit "that will live in infamy"
wrote 2 years ago: Debate over whether or not Franklin D Roosevelt knew of the impending attack on Pearl Harbor is not … more →
Three Important Things
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wrote 4 months ago: Three things that I consider very important to me in the writing of these squadron histories that I … more →
What were the RNZAF's Reconnaissance Squadrons?
wrote 4 months ago: The topic of my main research project at the moment is the General Reconnaissance and Bomber Reconna … more →
