The American people have rejected large scale military involvement in Vietnam, and it is regarded as political suicide to suggest it elsewhere.
That said, the American Navy and its carriers, and Elite land forces are frequently deployed to assist allied operations as they represent a lower...
Breaking point
This is where my writing ends (kind of)...
What could you see happening from here?
The State of play:
Latin America dominated by America but not quiet
Africa in the balance between Soviet-backed mass movements on one side and Colonial governments and White Settlers on...
1970
DIARY OF AN AMERICAN MILITARY ADVISOR TO THE INDIAN FORCES, FOUND BY CHINESE INFANTRY ON A BODY IN KASHMIR
How does the world look now?
They never did get the bomb working... something to do with the Strong Nuclear Force... I never was much of a scientist.
The legacy of the Japanese...
Winter 1945
Photo: The ruins of Tokyo. President Truman stands with Generals MacArthur and Eisenhower on the site of what was formerly the seat of government in Japan. Flags snap in a cold breeze - British, American, French, and a small Japanese flag, like one a child might have waved at a...
Summer 1945
"We didnt need the new weapon to take out the Germans, but we need it now!"
"I know that General but there is nothing to be done now but stick to the plans you have drawn up"
"We are estimating serious casualties, both military and civilian, if we are forced to invade the Home...
EXCERPT OF TELEPHONE CALL BETWEEN OAK RIDGE FACILITY AND WHITE HOUSE, 2300 HRS, JULY 16TH, 1945
"What do you mean: it didn't work?"
"Sir at this stage we do not know what has gone wrong, and it is a risky procedure to enquire as to how it has failed."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Sir, my...