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https://historyandwarfare.wordpress.com/2022/01/23/pacific-war-7-invasion-of-philippines/ Background and Forces US forces Philippines, rich islands which United States owned ever since the US-Spanish war, were important to Japanese for many reasons. They were a rich source of raw materials, but...

Pacific War 6 – Battle of Hong Kong – History and War (wordpress.com) Preparations for the attack on Hong Kong started on Saturday 6th December 1941., when a large number of Japanese civilians left the colony following instructions from Tokyo. Japanese were already on the move against the...

Basically gunboat diplomacy, except with military bases. Those bases are visible symbols of American power, and thus their mere existence creates pressure. Also, many corporations in the US are making massive profits from it.

Probably. Japan achieved absolutely nothing against USSR in their war, and was in fact quite severely defeated. Pacific War 5 – Conquest of Malaya and Singapore – History and War (wordpress.com) The Action off Endau The loss of Prince of Wales and Repulse brought an effective end to the naval...

Pacific War 4 – Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse – History and War (wordpress.com) Introduction According to the Japanese war plan, attack on Pearl Harbor was merely a side note – an attack whose main purpose was to enable the conquest of southeastern Asia. While the attack on Pearl...

So it is The Random Fighter Jets of the 20th Century? :omghaha:

Did they explain why they included F-18 and F-117, but not F-15 and F-16?

Pacific War 3 – Preparations Before the Invasion of Malaya – History and War (wordpress.com) Introduction – the Strategic Realities Malaya had for long time been safe, but this had rapidly changed in the last decade. Japanese imperial ambitions had led them to sieze and annex Manchuria in 1931...

One problem here is the definition of "white supremacists". Basically, anyone who is not a mentally insane globalist stooge is called a white supremacist nowadays.

No, they do not. United States are an empire in search of an enemy that will justify military spending. China is even helping Croatia with infrastructure projects, despite Croatia being a US vassal... of course, China also profits from strengthening ties with other countries, so it is not all...

"Vaccine doesn't work but it actually does work! It may kill or cripple you for life, but it is perfectly safe! Honest!" Shows how far the West has fallen.

No, that was Zadar. Zadar is a coastal city, Klis meanwhile is a fortress and a town on a cliff to north of Split. Zadar - Bing Maps Klis - Bing Maps Zadar: R.dfed1b2890afc12683a33125ada819ed (1920×1080) (bing.com) Klis: R.d68eb54911804ff035c450380e28d53d (1154×800) (bing.com) Klis also...

Not surprising perhaps, as I do not think many know of it even in Croatia. Later Ottoman siege of Klis in 1537 is, I think, far better known. Part of this might be lack of sources: in fact, sources on anything regarding the Mongol invasion of Hungary and Croatia are unfortunately sparse.

Mongol Siege of Klis Fortress – History and War (wordpress.com) Mongols under Kadan’s leadership suffered a major setback at Klis fortress, while hunting king Bela IV. Believing that Bela is in Klis, they surrounded the fortress, launching arrows at it. However, natural defences of the...

Pacific War 2 – Attack on Pearl Harbor – History and War (wordpress.com) While this was understood only by a few people, by 1941. Japan and the United States had been on a collision course for a whole decade. Slide towards the conflict started arguably in 1902., with the signing of the...

Depending on how you define it, ethnonationalism is only really a problem in unitary states. If you manage to turn Pakistan into something akin to Holy Roman Empire, any reason for separatism disappears. Of course, doing that might cause different problems.

Keep in mind, 1 billion Euros is more likely to be just purchase price for Rafales and weapons plus training. Total cost of actually introducing Rafales into HRZ will be, according to some Croatian media, around 3 billion Euros. I do not know whether that figure is correct, but it does get one...

Pacific War 1.5 – Opposing Sides – History and War (wordpress.com)

So an active kill system. Looks nice. Does it also protect against top-attack missiles?

This will be a series of posts about World War II in the Pacific, based in part on Boris Prikril's series Pakao Pacifica though obviously using other sources as well. Pacific War 1 – Preliminary Moves – History and War (wordpress.com) Road to the Pacific War Beginning of the war in the...