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This Day In History | World War II - 1942 The Battle of Midway begins
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| June 4
Posted on 06/04/2006 6:17:01 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: mainepatsfan
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06/04/2006 7:33:26 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
I have a genuine Japanese Imperial War Bond, sold in 1942. It features 3.5 percent interest coupons, worth 50 Yen each. The last coupon could be redeemed December 1, 1959.
To: FDNYRHEROES
The USS Lexington was lost in the Battle of the Coral Sea. The USS Saratoga was in drydock in San Diego. And a whole lot more were abuildin' in yards all over the US. The Japs were going to be ground into dust, they just didn't know it yet.
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06/04/2006 8:31:01 AM PDT
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glorgau
To: mainepatsfan
For fun, here's an article first posted on FR that's been picked up elsewhere:
If Today's Media Reported the Battle of Midway When I wrote it, my intent was to show how a completely factual account can distort the essence of an event. Just as today's media hide behind the "factual"-ness of their one-sided reporting on Iraq.
To: mainepatsfan
It was but a Japanese victory on that scale (the destruction of the American carriers) would have changed all that.
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There was very little that could have been done. The Essex and Independence Class carriers would not start to be ready until 1943. If the American carriers at Midway had been sunk, there would have been nothing to do but wait.
You would have had to wait for ships to work their way through the pipeline.
As it was, with the change in fortunes that resulted allowed the U.S. to oppose the Japanese advance in the Solomons, probably a year earlier than otherwise.
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06/04/2006 12:42:47 PM PDT
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Cheburashka
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