Entire WW2 was the greatest achievement in military history of 20th century.
What I don't get, is why there are only victories enlisted up there. The greatest military achievement doesn't have to be a victory.
And, I believe, that Finland defense is way overrated. All credit should go to the soldier's heroism, climate, and Soviet fault's, not to the brilliant defenses strategy,extraordinary fighting doctrine or anything that may be considered "most impressive military achievement" .
But only victories are listed as an military achievements.Also, you are not correct that only victories are listed. There was a loss attributed to the opposing force in each victory
Finland in 1940 is perhaps the greatest example of a small country nearly defeating a major power. Like the Greeks defeating the Persians! I will stick with Finland 1940.
What I don't get, is why there are only victories enlisted up there. The greatest military achievement doesn't have to be a victory.
Usually the result is the most important thing adjudged, more often not the means.And, I believe, that Finland defense is way overrated. All credit should go to the soldier's heroism, climate, and Soviet fault's, not to the brilliant defenses strategy,extraordinary fighting doctrine or anything that may be considered "most impressive military achievement" .
You have no idea how the war actually looked like, yet you voted on that only because small country beaten the big one. Smart.
Interesting choice for your opinion: i would like to offer what i would believe would be my take is on a rag tag army of a few thousand.
I believe that your stated number of the opposing force, either as a North Vietmanese Army (NVA) regular soldier, or as what the US Forces reffered o the local partisan group, called a NVA irregular or "Viet Cong" force is very much under the actual numbers involved. maybe you made a mistake with the actual number, due to non-sufficent information?
what i find a little puzzling is this statement found on this site concerning myths for the viet nam war:
" ...the Communists declared, in an official press release to Agence France, that we had actually killed 1.1 million NVA soldiers".
http://www.rjsmith.com/war_myth.html#bodies
i have not been able to find the actual statement or to verify the source. Can anyone else assist in this?
BTW, im sorry i was gone so long. the satillite internet idea wasnt productive, and its back to slash and grab internet ambushing of friends with computers.
no smiley on this one by the way. the statement made in the opinion just kinda sounds...weird.
Actually, what he was questioning was Korean Seaboys statement:I think you will find that you are arguing 2 different timelines here, Hanoi claimed the 1.1 million figure to cover the whole war 1954-1975, the 750,000 figure is for the "second war" 1960-1975.
Apparently the announcement was carried in:
Associated Press 3 April 1995
Washington Post 30 April 1995
But I have been unable to find a corresponding report in either paper.
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