wow, never knew most of that stuff

"Following a massive naval bombardment, 35,000 U.S. and Canadian troops stormed ashore at Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands. Twenty-one troops were killed in the firefight. It would have been worse if there had been any Japanese soldiers on the island"

i think it was churchill who said;

"i'd rather have a battalion of the enemy in front than a battalion of americans behind"

Originally Posted by chewie_nz

i think it was churchill who said;

"i'd rather have a battalion of the enemy in front than a battalion of americans behind"

whatever, we saved englands a** in WW2

uh oh, lets not start.
save ur chest beating for another time and place, PLEASE

Originally Posted by MunitionsAirman

Following a massive naval bombardment, 35,000 U.S. and Canadian troops stormed ashore at Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands. Twenty-one troops were killed in the firefight. It would have been worse if there had been any Japanese soldiers on the island.

lol

In WWII British civvies gave blood almost everyday, and because of a lack of food, a vote was instituted by parliament to use the excess blood as ''black pudding''....the vote was unsuccessful by 3 votes