The Battle of the Hawaiian Islands is finally over.....
And the Battle in the Pacific has just begun.
The Battle of the Hawaiian Islands is finally over.....
thanks for the kind words
There will be an epilogue and I will count up losses etc
This will be linked to the next one...
"An Honorable Fight: The American defense of the Philippines"
which starts with the death of Douglas Macarthur in the Argonne in 1918
Looking forward to your next continuation.
I will shed no tears for the death of Bug Out Dougie.
Indeed, but as GB has pointed out a few times, a goodly number of the shot down American pilots were rescued, due to their proximity to Oahu and MidwayWell that was a very bloody battle. More pilots and planes on both sides are lost, and the US will ramp up its training programs and building schedules to replace their losses. Japan has a much harder time to do so, at least pilot wise.
Looking forward to your next continuation.
I will shed no tears for the death of Bug Out Dougie.
Indeed, but as GB has pointed out a few times, a goodly number of the shot down American pilots were rescued, due to their proximity to Oahu and Midway
How is the death of Macarthur going to change American politics? The Bonus army march is still the same or not? Would suggest he dies shortly before the war for some reason to reduce the butterflies.
Agreed and it will be helpful. They lost some experienced pilots, flight leaders, and squadron commanders. I am sure those survivors, once they are healed and ready, will be brought back to aid in training the new batches of pilots and try to teach them what they learned in the combat against the Japanese.
It will take more battles and encounters to learn the best ways to combat the Zero. Boom and Zoom! Plus the Thatch Weave or whatver it may be called ITTL.
How is the death of Macarthur going to change American politics? The Bonus army march is still the same or not? Would suggest he dies shortly before the war for some reason to reduce the butterflies.
How is the death of Macarthur going to change American politics? The Bonus army march is still the same or not? Would suggest he dies shortly before the war for some reason to reduce the butterflies.
Both Army Chiefs of Staff who bookended Mac's term (Gen Charles Summerall & Gen Malin Craig), had command experience in WW1 and served in the Philippines. Does that make them candidates for Mac's Philippine gig?
I dislike Doug M just as much as the next guy but I would love to see somebody on this forum write a good solid MacArthur wank TL just to change things up.