JPuente54 Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Today marks the 71st anniversary of the end of the Battle of Midway. As with my post of yesterday commemorating the Normandy landings; let us remember and honor the men and women who made the victory possible(Dennis the Bear mentioned the people behind the victory(factories, etc.), as well. That goes for this one, too.). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnerboy Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Indeed, and let us also remember that today is the 100 anniversary of the first day of the battle for Messines Ridge, a rare victory in 4 years of virtual stalemate.The blowing of the mines was at the time the largest and loudest man made explosion to date. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfqweofekwpeweiop4 Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 31 minutes ago, JPuente54 said: Today marks the 71st anniversary of the end of the Battle of Midway. As with my post of yesterday commemorating the Normandy landings; let us remember and honor the men and women who made the victory possible(Dennis the Bear mentioned the people behind the victory(factories, etc.), as well. That goes for this one, too.). Do you mean the 75th anniversary? thanks Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPuente54 Posted June 7, 2017 Author Share Posted June 7, 2017 (edited) Sorry, my arithmetic is off; you are correct, sir. Thank you for reminding me of the correct number. Please note that I have corrected the tag. Again, thank you, Mike. Colour my face red with embarrassment. Edited June 7, 2017 by JPuente54 Add statement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfqweofekwpeweiop4 Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 No worries. If anyone is interested in the Battle of Midway, read the book 'The Shattered Sword'. It tells the story of the battle more from the Japanese point of view and gives a truer picture of what happened. thanks Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 6 hours ago, Mikemx said: No worries. If anyone is interested in the Battle of Midway, read the book 'The Shattered Sword'. It tells the story of the battle more from the Japanese point of view and gives a truer picture of what happened. thanks Mike Yes, wonderful book. I wrote my thesis paper on the Battle of Midway at Royal Military College. This battle alway fascinated me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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