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Post by Captain on Oct 21, 2021 16:11:28 GMT
Okay, what is your specialty? In ww2(1939-1945)[mostly Europe] I'm ready for the test |
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Post by Gerd von Rundstedt on Oct 21, 2021 17:31:01 GMT
Okay, what is your specialty? In ww2(1939-1945)[mostly Europe] I'm ready for the test Alright, WW2. Were the Philippines an important strategic goal for the Americans in the Pacific War? Longer answers preferred. |
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Post by Captain on Oct 21, 2021 17:59:38 GMT
In ww2(1939-1945)[mostly Europe] I'm ready for the test Alright, WW2. Were the Philippines an important strategic goal for the Americans in the Pacific War? Longer answers preferred. Please go through this spoiler
In military strategy, the more place your having (with proper stationed troops in more bases) the more you are in advantage against your enemies
Since it's ww2, Phillipines was must be a strategic positions for US to keep an eye on both Thailand and Japan(major threats in Asia)
Also we can see in history Douglas MacArthur was the prominent commanding general of us troops in Phillipines (it was the other matter that they had to retreat to Australia from Phillipines which allowed Japan to take over it).
The strategic important of Phillipines can be understand by one of his quote while retreating"We are not retreating-we are advancing in another direction"
For me, this quote make me feels what burn was he felling when he was really forced to retreat from there by the Axis
I know whatever I had written is too small. There are many more points to describe but my typing skills are not good or fast and it was too night here, so I am ending here, I hope I might be allowed to this group with these
Very very thanks for giving your precious time to me
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Post by Gerd von Rundstedt on Oct 21, 2021 19:16:08 GMT
Alright, WW2. Were the Philippines an important strategic goal for the Americans in the Pacific War? Longer answers preferred. Please go through this spoiler
In military strategy, the more place your having (with proper stationed troops in more bases) the more you are in advantage against your enemies
Since it's ww2, Phillipines was must be a strategic positions for US to keep an eye on both Thailand and Japan(major threats in Asia)
Also we can see in history Douglas MacArthur was the prominent commanding general of us troops in Phillipines (it was the other matter that they had to retreat to Australia from Phillipines which allowed Japan to take over it).
The strategic important of Phillipines can be understand by one of his quote while retreating"We are not retreating-we are advancing in another direction"
For me, this quote make me feels what burn was he felling when he was really forced to retreat from there by the Axis
I know whatever I had written is too small. There are many more points to describe but my typing skills are not good or fast and it was too night here, so I am ending here, I hope I might be allowed to this group with these
Very very thanks for giving your precious time to me
Okay, thank you. You mentioned that Thailand was a threat. Do you agree that Siam had real military/political power, or do you think it was simply a puppet of Japan? Explain why. |
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Post by Gerd von Rundstedt on Oct 21, 2021 19:51:49 GMT
Deleted, what is your historical specialty.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2021 20:47:53 GMT
Deleted , what is your historical specialty. I won't say I have any historical specialty, but I am quite knowledgeable about the late bronze age to classical antiquity, and on the Napoleonic wars. |
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Post by Manfred von Richthofen on Oct 22, 2021 0:42:18 GMT
Deleted , what is your historical specialty. I won't say I have any historical specialty, but I am quite knowledgeable about the late bronze age to classical antiquity, and on the Napoleonic wars. conclusion: you know roman empire because of gcr |
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Post by Captain on Oct 22, 2021 2:50:10 GMT
Please go through this spoiler
In military strategy, the more place your having (with proper stationed troops in more bases) the more you are in advantage against your enemies
Since it's ww2, Phillipines was must be a strategic positions for US to keep an eye on both Thailand and Japan(major threats in Asia)
Also we can see in history Douglas MacArthur was the prominent commanding general of us troops in Phillipines (it was the other matter that they had to retreat to Australia from Phillipines which allowed Japan to take over it).
The strategic important of Phillipines can be understand by one of his quote while retreating"We are not retreating-we are advancing in another direction"
For me, this quote make me feels what burn was he felling when he was really forced to retreat from there by the Axis
I know whatever I had written is too small. There are many more points to describe but my typing skills are not good or fast and it was too night here, so I am ending here, I hope I might be allowed to this group with these
Very very thanks for giving your precious time to me
Okay, thank you. You mentioned that Thailand was a threat. Do you agree that Siam had real military/political power, or do you think it was simply a puppet of Japan? Explain why. ๐๐๐
Siam(today Thailand) was though not a strong country but it's some of the diplomacy were great. During the beginning of the war (when they were neutral) in between 1940-41 when Japan's intention grew over to east and after quite battle between those countries, Siam finally joins the Axis which also helped those japanese to save their armaments or weapons to invade further east(Burma)
Also when Pacific Axis army were in the verge of destruction, Siam changed it's sides with the allies
This are some of the political or diplomatic strategy which keep majority of Thais out of the destruction of ww2
Again Siam militarily was not so powerful but still it was victorious to invade some of the lands occupied by Vichy France(towards the east of the country) from here their intention grewed to attack neighbouring lands (under UK, Indochinese regions)
So overall Siam was not a puppet states
Moreover it has some of the real military/political power, which kept it in the edge of good strategic positions against most of the minor countries or part of major powers (only before the time when axis started to went in verge of destruction)
Gerd von Rundstedt did I correctly spelled it |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2021 3:54:01 GMT
I won't say I have any historical specialty, but I am quite knowledgeable about the late bronze age to classical antiquity, and on the Napoleonic wars. conclusion: you know roman empire because of gcrI knew about it before the game.The game did make me familiar with the other names of the barbarians aside from Vercingetorix tho, since i'm not great with memorization. Like how i know the Americans chose to "benevolently assimilate" the Philippine people, but don't know the people behind the plan. |
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Post by John Marston on Oct 25, 2021 13:10:05 GMT
Due to lack of time, I'd like to step down as the leader of the historical society. Gerd von Rundstedt, you can pick another person in my place. Tagging Saltin. |
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Post by Gerd von Rundstedt on Oct 25, 2021 17:42:11 GMT
Due to lack of time, I'd like to step down as the leader of the historical society. Gerd von Rundstedt , you can pick another person in my place. Tagging Saltin . Okay, and I think the same thing goes for @vonmanstein77. I nominate as replacements ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ด๐ฌ๐บ and Nhyjj, due to them being active, knowledgeable, and generally very helpful. |
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Post by Gerd von Rundstedt on Oct 25, 2021 17:45:07 GMT
Deleted, what is your opinion on the political/diplomatic effects of Japan avoiding an invasion of French Indochina and focusing on China and the Soviet Union as targets of their political philosophy. Captain, was Burma an important political/strategic goal for the Japanese? Were the British an important enemy? Why?
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Post by Captain on Oct 25, 2021 18:06:13 GMT
Captain, was Burma an important political/strategic goal for the Japanese? Were the British an important enemy? Why? As we look more deep to history we can find Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's AZAD HIND FAUZ(a resistance force in india against the Britishers)also supported a lot to japanese forces while invading Burma and yes this the important political/strategic position for japanese, though later they were forced to move back from there by the allied forces, actually if they last more longer there and if the plane of AZAD HIND FAUZ's leader didn't crashed they might finally proceed to India(also they will obviously gave independence to India under Subhash'preseidentship if the really managed to defeat the Britishers in india) For me the Britishers were not so important for Japan because their main intent was to keep growing in Pacific-Asia. While US was the major power in Pacific (Soviets were also a major power but they thought Germany will keep defeating her) so their main enemy or challenge is US (British just helped US by maintaining tensions for Japanese in west or Asia) Britishers were though some what important enemy type for them during the battle in Burma(and some islands which in present day are indenosia) but soon they got victory over them. Overall US was the greatest enemy for the japanese Gerd von Rundstedt,you didn't replied me, Am I correct? |
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Post by ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ด๐ฌ๐บ on Oct 25, 2021 19:07:49 GMT
Due to lack of time, I'd like to step down as the leader of the historical society. Gerd von Rundstedt , you can pick another person in my place. Tagging Saltin . Okay, and I think the same thing goes for @vonmanstein77. I nominate as replacements ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ด๐ฌ๐บ and Nhyjj, due to them being active, knowledgeable, and generally very helpful. This is an honor. But I will practitical not online in the next 2 weeks, Gerd von Rundstedt. |
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Post by Nhyjj on Oct 25, 2021 21:33:07 GMT
Due to lack of time, I'd like to step down as the leader of the historical society. Gerd von Rundstedt , you can pick another person in my place. Tagging Saltin . Okay, and I think the same thing goes for @vonmanstein77 . I nominate as replacements ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ด๐ฌ๐บ and Nhyjj , due to them being active, knowledgeable, and generally very helpful. POG!!! Thx a lot Gerd von Rundstedt , itโll be an honour. Iโll just need a briefing on the job. |
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