
Was Winston Churchill to Blame for the Fall of Singapore?Hans Johnson | Published: February 07, 2012 at 7:38 pmThe fall of Singapore, the supposedly impregnable fortress, to Imperial Japanese forces in 1942 was possibly the worst defeat of British arms in history; was British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to blame? World War II Museums in Singapore – Photo EssayHans Johnson | Published: February 07, 2012 at 5:45 pmA photo essay of the Fort Canning Museum and Memories at the Old Ford Factory Museum in Singapore that preserve the city’s World War II history. War in Pacific Skies: Featuring the Aviation Art of Jack Fellows – Book ReviewRichard Story | Published: January 27, 2012 at 5:15 pmWar in the Pacific Skies, by Charlie and Ann Cooper, features the aviation art of Jack Fellows as it tells the story of the fights in the skies wherever Allied and Japanese aircraft clashed in World War II. Japanese Intelligence Successes in World War IIHans Johnson | Published: January 25, 2012 at 2:50 pmThis article focuses on Japanese intelligence service successes during World War II, including the amazingly simple method they employed to break US Army Air Force (USAAF) codes that were used in Burma and China. ‘Forgotten Soldiers’ – The Philippine ScoutsJay Wertz | Published: June 20, 2011 at 4:32 pmThe Philippine Scouts are often ‘forgotten soliders’ of WW2, although men of their unit received the first three U.S. Army Medals of Honor in that war. A new documentary tells their story. The Pacific War: Strategy, Politics and Players – Book ReviewRick Baillergeon | Published: March 01, 2011 at 8:49 pm‘The Pacific War: The Strategy, Politics, and Players that Won the War,’ by William B. Hopkins focuses on Allied strategy, political aspects, and interesting profiles and insights on the key Allied leaders, both military and civilian. Voyage to Oblivion – Book ReviewJerry D. Morelock | Published: February 23, 2011 at 6:07 pmStephen Harding’s fascinating new book, Voyage to Oblivion, examines an intriguing incident that took place on the same morning as the Pearl Harbor attack. USS Robin – The Victorious U.S. Carrier that Didn’t ExistJoseph Tremain | Published: February 16, 2011 at 10:06 pmThe carrier USS Robin mysteriously appeared in the South Pacific in 1943—but there was no such ship in the U.S. Navy! Neptune’s Inferno: The US Navy at Guadalcanal – Book ReviewJonathan Jordan | Published: February 07, 2011 at 1:08 pmJames D. Hornfischer’s Neptune’s Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal brings to vivid life the naval battles that, in the end, decided the outcome of the Guadalcanal campaign. MAP OF THE MONTH – Military Ops in Asia 1944-1945Armchair General | Published: January 18, 2011 at 4:26 pmAn animated map of Japanese and Allied military operations in Asia and the Pacific, 1944–1945, with links to associated online articles. American Guerrilla: Forgotten Heroics of Russell W. Volckmann – Book ReviewRobert Helmsing | Published: September 08, 2010 at 11:18 amA book review of American Guerrilla: The Forgotten Heroics of Russell W. Volckmann, the American officer who raised a guerrilla army of over 22,000 men in the Philippines during WWII, calls it “one of the finest military biographies I have read.” Storm Over the Pacific – PC Game ReviewNeal West | Published: July 16, 2010 at 6:40 pmStorm Over the Pacific is a fast-paced and easy game on a momentous subject that applies many good ideas from World War 2: Time of Wrath and some of that game’s faults, as well. B-25s Gather to Honor Doolittle Raid AnniversaryPaul Glasser | Published: May 07, 2010 at 12:53 pmSeventeen B-25 Mitchell bombers gathered at the National Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio, during April 2010 to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the carrier-based raid on Japan led by Lt. Col. James ‘Jimmy’ Doolittle in 1942. Naval Campaigns: Midway – PC Game ReviewMike Tomlin | Published: May 03, 2010 at 12:27 pmJohn Tiller’s Naval Campaigns: Midway introduces air combat to the series, and this review finds the game challenging and engrossing but with some problems over ship formation and aircraft control and mission planning. MAP OF THE MONTH – Military Operations in the Pacific, 1944-45Armchair General | Published: March 16, 2010 at 11:39 amLinks to an animated map of military operations in the Pacific, 1944–1945, and accompanying articles. Captain Dale Dye, Military Advisor on ‘The Pacific’ – An InterviewPublished: March 11, 2010 at 12:31 amRetired U.S. Marine captain Dale Dye is the man Hollywood has called on to make sure their military facts are straight and combat scenes realistic in movies and television productions from “The Last of the Mohicans” to “The Pacific.” |
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