I voted for the RN fighting for Malta whatever. Understand that Malta was a vital part of the UK’s efforts to interrupt supplies to N Africa and so defend the Suez canal and thus the UK’s whole middle east position. I am presuming this was understood at the time - but that’s an assumption others may challenge.
Operation Vengeance
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Vengeance
I’d never heard of this before today. Again - COOL story.
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Ah, yes, one of the most famous missions associated with the P-38 Lightning. There was a certain amount of debate prior to the mission as to whether this would constitute an assassination or – in modern parlance – a “targeted killing”.
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Personally I don’t find assassaination " cool".
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I’m offended that your offended. But to each their own,
Assassination implies murder. This is WAR. It’s a little bit different - just ever so slightly. But it’s not like Yamamoto wasn’t fair game.
That said, this IS a cool story. Just like the Doo-Little Raid, and many others. You might not have the same morbid sense of interest I have, but you have to admit the event is fascinating to consider.
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Agreed, it is interesting.
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