Anniversary of same. That was all a bit of a cock-up. I bet there was an outbreak of tutting in Whitehall. I hear Churchill was seen to do a facepalm.
Got any favourite military underperformances? Any that don't involve France?
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The military establishment at Hawaii (prior to Dec. 7th, 1941), I think. I must do some reading on that.Clinton Huxley wrote:Anniversary of same. That was all a bit of a cock-up. I bet there was an outbreak of tutting in Whitehall. I hear Churchill was seen to do a facepalm.
Got any favourite military underperformances? Any that don't involve France?
Japan in China, 1937-1945. Despite the Chinese fighting a civil war while dealing with the Japanese, the IJA and IJN never conquered the Middle Kingdom.
Italy.
George Washington during most of the American Revolution.
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We clearly didn't do a proper job of taking, occupying and holding Scotland!
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Vietnam. The Johnson administrations micromanagement of the war from ~7,000 miles away proved "awkward" to say the least. At one point they actually tried to manage an air battle. 
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Prince of Wales and the Repulse - it's like the scene from Indiana Jones where some chap waves a sword and Indy just shoots him.
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Incheon, Sept. '50. That is, from a NK perspective.
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They knew the force was screwed, but they didn't have anything else to send, so they sent them.Clinton Huxley wrote:Prince of Wales and the Repulse - it's like the scene from Indiana Jones where some chap waves a sword and Indy just shoots him.
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