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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
I think that's the biggest problem in dealing with the Pacific war - most of the time not much was happening. Of course when things did happen, it was big big big!
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Not to mention the geography of it. It covers such a huge area of the world, filled with tiny islands that most people couldn't ever point out on a map. I think that has a lot to do with why people can't relate to the battles in the Pacific.
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Originally Posted by Ducimus
I won't name names, but one user from Texas told me in a PM a few years ago, that US submarines in the pacific was "as signficant as the Lithuanian navy." and then summarized the US sub campaign in the pacific as: "Blah, blah, torpedo troubles, blah blah blah". I never forgot that.
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For the record, that wasn't me! I admit my preference in history is the Battle of the Atlantic, but my bookshelf also has Thunder Below, Clear the Bridge, Silent Victory and Shattered Sword on it. I don't favor one side to the exclusivity of others.