Posted on 11/19/2006 6:25:59 AM PST by snowsislander
Thanks for the ping.
Happy belated Birthday bump
They would demand the resignation of all the generals in charge of the operation. If I recall my history, there was an investigation as it was because of the high death rates.
bannie, have you tried looking on e bay for the issue???If you know the edition, most public library has all of Life magazine on microfilm.
We don't know the issue, but it was in either 1944 or 1945. We also don't know if it was in LIFE or in LOOK. Each one had 52 copies each year. Really, I have just begun my search in earnest. As I said, I have several copies of LIFE headed my way. Each of them mentioned some aspect of Tarawa. :-) Dad's 87, so I'm looking harder than before.
bannie could you describe the photo to me. I have some time on my hands later in the week and as I said our local library has ALL the Life and Look magazines on microfilm. I remember looking through them a few years ago.
Great military battles are won by leaders who have sufficient committment, strength of will, and self-confidence that they can get the troops to fight for them. Some degree of military prowess helps, too. Absence of jerk-dom and pomposity aren't included in the list of attributes.
Most of history's great military leaders were loud, rude, or pompous jerks, and many were masters of internal politics. Dugout Doug fit the mold.
Some say Chesty 'lost it' on Peleliu... going strongpoint to strongpoint along the Umurbrogol. There's a picture of Puller with Rupertus during the height of the combat... in it, Puller looks raving mad. The First Marine Division was basically bled white... so many of the combat veterans were lost.
Thanks for the ping...
There was a flotilla set to invade WAKE of our own troops, many dont know that, to invade before the island was taken.
Almost all the Marines you could fit on a group of ships, over 3000 if I remember right, also a major task force was going out to meet them, but Adm King said no, it was too risky after Pearl
The Marines were furious.
i didn't know that...thank you..
that should be only 50+ kia's of our own...not 550
I did not say that the presence or absence of such is a qualification or lack therof.
It is my opinion that Macarthur's prowess was way overblown by his own image projection machinations, and that the general impression of his tactical genius was a product of him, his benefactors and his staff. (Inchon was brilliantly done, that I give him credit for, but the dummy couldn't keep his mouth shut in Korea. He could not accept that, for better or worse, the military is controlled by elected officials, not the other way around. He began to think he had the same power over the use he wielded over Japan after the war. Not so smart)
Patton was even more rude, arrogant and (sometimes) pompous, but he had the advantage of producing results.
Imagine ANY president doing that today, he would be shot by the secret service! :)
Ohmygosh! That would be an unbelievable gift!!!!!
It's a picture of my dad (a tall, thin, good-lloking, 24-year-old white guy with straight light-brown hair) playing poker on a cot with several other young officers. They were probably drinking beer -- I think that upset my grandma as much as anything.
PLEASE don't think that this is expected of you, in any way!!! SERIOUSLY! This might take a forever to find...and I don't expect it of you in ANY way!
Simply to have the offer is entirely generous!!
BLESS YOU!!!
What year did this man serve?
It will help narrow down the search!
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