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The Pacific War seems to have been a bigger bloodbath than the European War was in the West.
In the east I don't suppose there was much difference from what I've read.
I suppose the Pacific theatre involved repeated landings because of all the islands, whereas other theatres only had them on a few special occasions. They always seem to go quite badly for lots of the people coming ashore
I suppose the Pacific theatre involved repeated landings because of all the islands, whereas other theatres only had them on a few special occasions. They always seem to go quite badly for lots of the people coming ashore
There was also a different attitude from the Japanese. The Germans had realised all was lost the Japanese were going to fight to the death. There were a lot of POW deaths as well.
The Chinese civilian deaths are horrific.
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
1 hour to go until taxi to train station then train to airport hotel.... Then tomorrow Bengaluru via Dubai to laugh at a failing project. Its 6 weeks in and the end client suspects the supplier is 5 weeks behind already....
Meanwhile Mrs Eek and the girls are in Hull going to the Paul Heaton concert and I can't go
1 hour to go until taxi to train station then train to airport hotel.... Then tomorrow Bengaluru via Dubai to laugh at a failing project. Its 6 weeks in and the end client suspects the supplier is 5 weeks behind already....
Meanwhile Mrs Eek and the girls are in Hull going to the Paul Heaton concert and I can't go
Only 5? Who are these paragons of offshore efficiency?
Only 5? Who are these paragons of offshore efficiency?
Flying emirates?
Yep and I can't say but to be honest they are all the same - its just this time the end client has noticed the problem and has a very good relationship with my clientco
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