What did Japanese soldiers think of the Marines?

First, Japanese soldiers rarely fought against US troops in more than two engagements. Some encountered the US at Wake Island, Guam, or the Philippines at the beginning of the war. But for the v…

Long's Digest   Top Stories For You   What did Japanese soldiers think of the Marines? Joe Willmore • Updated December 14 First, Japanese soldiers rarely fought against US troops in more than two engagements. Some encountered the US at Wake Island, Guam, or the Philippines at the beginning of ... Read More » 108.7K 283 41   What's the difference between the Huns and the Han from Asia? Jia Xiuquan, history teacher and avid reader of academic papers • Answered December 2 Well, they are two different things. Han refers to Han-Chinese, an East Asian ethno-linguistic group, while Hun or Xiongnu refers to an historical nomadic confederation of t... Read More » 2.6K 24   If a fighter pilot fired a volley of rounds in the direction of a built up area and missed the airborne target, would they fall to earth and cause significant damage? Lynn Taylor, A-10 Pilot, Joint Firepower Course Instructor, Air Liaison Officer • Answered July 27, 2018 This has actually happened. In 2004, an F-16 pilot inadvertently fired several rounds from his 20mm cannon while on a training mission on a bombing range. The rounds hit an ... Read More » 1.4M 2.3K 111   How did the Japanese civilians react after they lost WW2? Daniel C Swanson, 5 years in the navy • Answered November 1 Back in 1972 I was working at the NSA in Fort Meade Maryland, and my supervisor had been in the war. He spent a year in Japan after the war ended, and he would talk about h... Read More » 299.4K 2.1K 126   Should overseas Chinese be loyal to China? Calvin Liao, Overseas-Chinese • Updated November 27 My mother often tells us about the time she left China to join my father in the Netherlands who moved there a bit earlier. It was in the middle of the cultural revolution, s... Read More » 19.6K 213 39 Read More in Your Feed

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