Inspired by an article on Changing The Times
Feb 3 1942 General Douglas MacArthur is killed by a Japanese sniper in the Phillipines
Feb 3 1942 General Douglas MacArthur is killed by a Japanese sniper in the Phillipines
Extremely. No "2-road" strategy, no diversions to the P.I., no Okinawa & Iwo Jima reinforced by troops bound for P.I. (who don't arrive due to sub interdiction), no ban on subs in Luzon Strait for fear of fratricide, no lack of LCs in ETO (so Anvil can go off similtaneously), no Sov invasion of Manchuria & occupation of NKor, no Korean War, probably no Bomb on Hiroshima/Nagasaki...which, given Stalin doubts the U.S.'d use it on civilians, may lead to nuking Russian citiesThe Changing the times article suggested that MacArthur's death at this point would have lead to an earlier end to the Pacific war How plausible does that seem?
Inspired by an article on Changing The Times
Feb 3 1942 General Douglas MacArthur is killed by a Japanese sniper in the Phillipines
Happy dance!!
You may have shortened the war by four months.
Happy dance!!
You may have shortened the war by four months.
so who would be in Charge of the Pacific?
Patton strikes me as the wrong type of General for this situation.
Maybe Bradley?
Nimitz, just Nimitz this time.
4? More like a year...You may have shortened the war by four months.
Wainwright for AUS, still (probably) based in Oz. Nimitz given "supreme command" by default.so who would be in Charge of the Pacific?