Comments on: Anglospheric Naval Cooperation in the Pacific in 1945

By: Xavras

Xavras — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 21:29:48 +0000

We frequently joke among friends that Poland should be considered an Anglosphere nation, because our national traits (self reliance, resourcefullness, love of freedom) are very similar to your core beliefs.

xavras (a Pole)

By: The Bernoulli Effect

The Bernoulli Effect — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 20:12:26 +0000

Monday Quick Picks

Ace of Spades says mark your calendars for February 17th. That the day we may get a glimpse of what’s contained on the captured files of the Iraqi Intelligence service–and possibly get more light shed on the question of whether…

By: David Tufte

David Tufte — Sun, 05 Feb 2006 17:44:01 +0000

Part of the reason the British aircraft carriers were better armored was that many were built on battle cruiser hulls from WWI. While not as heavily armored as battleships, they were intended to be able to fight with them a bit. Thus, they were more similar to the U.S.S. Saratoga and Lexington (I) rather than the more flimsy carriers built from the ground up following the development of U.S.S. Ranger in the 1930s.

By: James d.

James d. — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 05:38:36 +0000

Of course, the Poles helped as best they could in WWII, as did the Canadians (especially at D-Day, if my memory is correct?), Aussies and New Zealanders in that war.
If we’re going to have to fight somewhere, it’s nice to have those folks helping out whenever possible.

By: Steven Danderson

Steven Danderson — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 04:20:41 +0000

While the British are no longer the greatest military might in the world, it is good to keep in mind that they can still pack a punch (as the Argentines learned twenty-four years ago). When dealing with terrorists, you DON’T need another superstar–just somebody strong enough to take out the guy who would blind-side you.

Too bad the French don’t realize this. Thus, the British are still major players while the French are mostly irrelevant.