The difference between WW2 and Vietnam? In WW2 the casus belli was Pearl Harbor, an attack the Americans knew was coming but let it happen. The Allies had broken the Japanese diplomatic and naval codes but needed a Japanese 'surprise' attack in order to bring American public opinion onto a war footing. And Vietnam? The casus belli was an alleged North Vietnamese torpedo boat attack on two U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin. It never happened. So the cause of WW2 was a 'Let It Happen On Purpose/Surprise Attack ;)' and the cause of the Vietnam War was a fiction. Got it…
People should watch Band of Brothers as well. If you aren’t familiar it’s about the 506th Paratroopers of Easy Company from the 101st Airborne and it shows the gliders and the Invasion of Normandy until the ending of the war
Submarines are terrifying
Speaking of WWII movies das boot
The difference between WW2 and Vietnam? In WW2 the casus belli was Pearl Harbor, an attack the Americans knew was coming but let it happen. The Allies had broken the Japanese diplomatic and naval codes but needed a Japanese 'surprise' attack in order to bring American public opinion onto a war footing. And Vietnam? The casus belli was an alleged North Vietnamese torpedo boat attack on two U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin. It never happened. So the cause of WW2 was a 'Let It Happen On Purpose/Surprise Attack ;)' and the cause of the Vietnam War was a fiction. Got it…
We had people in power who actually wanted to WIN against the bad guys in World War 2
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People should watch Band of Brothers as well. If you aren’t familiar it’s about the 506th Paratroopers of Easy Company from the 101st Airborne and it shows the gliders and the Invasion of Normandy until the ending of the war