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Originally Posted by sven hassell The sinking of The Prince of Wales and The Repulse.Churchill still believed in the supremacy of big battleships over that of aircraft carriers. | It wasn't that Churchill didn't believe in Airpower, the Battle of Britain and the Battle of the Atlantic proved how powerful airplanes were.
Churchill's mistake was the same as the Americans at Pearl Harbor, he severely underestimated the capability of the Japanese Naval Air Corps, in this case the incredible range of the Mitsubishi G4M.
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"My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack." -Foch
I get this question a lot. I am from NYC. I fly a French flag because I work for the Paris Office of a International company.
Last edited by mmarsh; June 5th, 2007 at 15:05.
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