Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Feb 5, 2010, at 6:53 AM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: > Mark writes: > Whatever the origin of the pictures, they do illustrate the terrifying > effects of a major attack. I haven't read much about the history of the > Pacific war, but that attack must have really hurt the US's capability > to wage war for quite some considerable time. How long did it take to > rebuild those ships and train replacement sailors and marines? > > - - - - - - > > I'm not a military historian but it is my belief that the Japanese Pearl > Harbor attack did not achieve its objectives regardless of the number of > ships sunk and people killed. The attack occurred at a time when naval > warfare was changing from a combat between ships at comparatively short > range using cannons to one where ships battled at long range using > aircraft. > The US carrier fleet was not in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 and escaped > intact. and the great Pearl Harbor damage was inflcted by Japanese carrier based planes, which helps prove your point... Steve > The subsequent battle of Midway was largely a carrier operation > which inflicted disproportionate losses on the Japanese navy and turned the > tide of the Pacific war. > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information