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As a military history buff I decided to do something productive with the extensive knowledge I have on battles. I will focus on not-so-well known battles as well as famous ones, from the gunpowder age to today (modern warfare).
I do have a life apart from this, so I consider this a hobby. Meaning, I will upload whenever I get a chance.
This channel is purely educational and I do not have a patreon. However, if you want to show appreciation for the work I do, feel free to donate using the link below. Please note that there is no obligation and I will continue to upload when the time comes. Overall, this is for the military enthusiasts' enjoyment. I acknowledge all of my sources in the video description.
Thanks, and enjoy!
I do have a life apart from this, so I consider this a hobby. Meaning, I will upload whenever I get a chance.
This channel is purely educational and I do not have a patreon. However, if you want to show appreciation for the work I do, feel free to donate using the link below. Please note that there is no obligation and I will continue to upload when the time comes. Overall, this is for the military enthusiasts' enjoyment. I acknowledge all of my sources in the video description.
Thanks, and enjoy!
The Sinking of the USS Wasp: The Most Devastating Torpedo Attack of WW2
(Animated Battle Map)
In this video I explain the sinking of the USS Wasp by an incredibly lucky and destructive torpedo salvo from submarine I-19. I also include the Battle of Edson’s Ridge and show how the two events are connected.
Corrections:
07:08 I say "only an hour left of daylight" I meant to say "only an hour left till daylight".
22:40 I should have said overhead instead of ceiling.
I don’t have a Patreon but if you want to show appreciation for my work feel free to donate.
» paypal -www.paypal.me/montemayorytchannel
00:00 Introduction
01:10 Kawaguchi prepares to take Henderson
06:40 Battle of Edson’s Ridge
11:22 Torpedo junction
16:58 The “Almost” Carrier Battle of Sept. 14
18:25 The Sinking of the Wasp
21:16 Damage Control
25:25 The Spectacular Shot
28:04 Analysis
30:23 Aftermath
Map terrain data obtained by Maptiler. "© MapTiler © OpenStreetMap contributors"
Special thanks to :
Daniel N. - for help on the script
Michal A Piegzik - for help on research
And KANIM GROUP for the 3d Model.
Sources:
Blee, B. W. (2005). Battleship North Carolina. USS North Carolina Battleship Commission.
Boyd, C., & Yoshida, A. Y. (2012). The Japanese Submarine Force and World War II. Naval Institute Press.
Cox, Jeffrey (2019). Morning Star, Midnight Sun: The Early Guadalcanal -Solomons Campaign of World War II ... August-October 1942. Osprey.
Dull, P.S. (1978) A battle history of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press.
Frank, R.B. (1990) Guadalcanal. Penguin Books.
Hammel, Eric. (2016)The Death of the U.S.S. Wasp: September 15, 1942 . Pacifica Military History.
Hornfischer, J. D. (2011). Neptune's inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal. Bantam Books.
Lundstrom, J.B. (2013) Black Shoe Carrier Admiral: Frank Jeck Fletcher at Coral Sea, midway, and Guadalcanal. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press.
Lundstrom, J. B. (2005). The first team and the Guadalcanal Campaign: Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942. Naval Institute Press.
Prados, J. (2013) Islands of destiny: The solomons campaign and the eclipse of the rising sun. New York: NAL Caliber.
Rottman, G. L., & Anderson, D. (2004). US Marine Corps Pacific Theater of Operations. Osprey.
Smith, M. S. (2003). Bloody Ridge: The battle that saved Guadalcanal. Pocket Books.
Stille, M. (2015) Guadalcanal: 1942-43 ; America's first victory on the road to Tokyo. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
Stille, M. (2012) Santa Cruz 1942: Carrier Duel in the South Pacific. Botley, Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
Stille, M., & Wright, P. (2018). USN Fleet Destroyer vs IJN Fleet Submarine: The pacific 1941-42. Osprey Publishing.
Blee, B. W. (1982, July). Whodunnit? Whodunnit? By Captain Ben W. Blee, USN (Ret.) Vol. 108/7/953. Retrieved December 2023, from www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1982/july/whodunnit.
For the Tabular Record of Movement of ships- www.combinedfleet.com/
In this video I explain the sinking of the USS Wasp by an incredibly lucky and destructive torpedo salvo from submarine I-19. I also include the Battle of Edson’s Ridge and show how the two events are connected.
Corrections:
07:08 I say "only an hour left of daylight" I meant to say "only an hour left till daylight".
22:40 I should have said overhead instead of ceiling.
I don’t have a Patreon but if you want to show appreciation for my work feel free to donate.
» paypal -www.paypal.me/montemayorytchannel
00:00 Introduction
01:10 Kawaguchi prepares to take Henderson
06:40 Battle of Edson’s Ridge
11:22 Torpedo junction
16:58 The “Almost” Carrier Battle of Sept. 14
18:25 The Sinking of the Wasp
21:16 Damage Control
25:25 The Spectacular Shot
28:04 Analysis
30:23 Aftermath
Map terrain data obtained by Maptiler. "© MapTiler © OpenStreetMap contributors"
Special thanks to :
Daniel N. - for help on the script
Michal A Piegzik - for help on research
And KANIM GROUP for the 3d Model.
Sources:
Blee, B. W. (2005). Battleship North Carolina. USS North Carolina Battleship Commission.
Boyd, C., & Yoshida, A. Y. (2012). The Japanese Submarine Force and World War II. Naval Institute Press.
Cox, Jeffrey (2019). Morning Star, Midnight Sun: The Early Guadalcanal -Solomons Campaign of World War II ... August-October 1942. Osprey.
Dull, P.S. (1978) A battle history of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press.
Frank, R.B. (1990) Guadalcanal. Penguin Books.
Hammel, Eric. (2016)The Death of the U.S.S. Wasp: September 15, 1942 . Pacifica Military History.
Hornfischer, J. D. (2011). Neptune's inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal. Bantam Books.
Lundstrom, J.B. (2013) Black Shoe Carrier Admiral: Frank Jeck Fletcher at Coral Sea, midway, and Guadalcanal. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press.
Lundstrom, J. B. (2005). The first team and the Guadalcanal Campaign: Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942. Naval Institute Press.
Prados, J. (2013) Islands of destiny: The solomons campaign and the eclipse of the rising sun. New York: NAL Caliber.
Rottman, G. L., & Anderson, D. (2004). US Marine Corps Pacific Theater of Operations. Osprey.
Smith, M. S. (2003). Bloody Ridge: The battle that saved Guadalcanal. Pocket Books.
Stille, M. (2015) Guadalcanal: 1942-43 ; America's first victory on the road to Tokyo. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
Stille, M. (2012) Santa Cruz 1942: Carrier Duel in the South Pacific. Botley, Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
Stille, M., & Wright, P. (2018). USN Fleet Destroyer vs IJN Fleet Submarine: The pacific 1941-42. Osprey Publishing.
Blee, B. W. (1982, July). Whodunnit? Whodunnit? By Captain Ben W. Blee, USN (Ret.) Vol. 108/7/953. Retrieved December 2023, from www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1982/july/whodunnit.
For the Tabular Record of Movement of ships- www.combinedfleet.com/
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Combat Footage of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons: Analysis
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Originally uploaded on April 7, 2023 as unlisted. Made Public on the anniversary of the Battle. Footage of the USS Enterprise receiving 3 Hits during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Sources: Hammel, E. M. (2009). Carrier clash: The invasion of guadalcanal and the battle of the eastern solomons, August 1942. Pacifica Military History. Lundstrom, J. B. (2005). The first team and the Guadalcan...
Battle of the Eastern Solomons: Japanese POV & Analysis of the Battle (2/2)
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(Animated Battle Map) Part 2 of a two part series. Bonus clip link: czcams.com/video/a6PvVP3AsqQ/video.html 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Operation KA Preparation 4:51 Why did American Intelligence Fail? 11:26 August 23 13:12 August 24 Sightings 17:01 IJN’s Biggest Mistake 22:22 IJN’s Second Blunder 25:40 Lessons from the Battle Corrections: I don’t have a Patreon but if you want to show appreciatio...
Battle of the Eastern Solomons: Told from the American Perspective (1/2)
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(Animated Battle Map) If you came just for the carrier battle, it starts at the 21-minute mark. Link to a bonus clip that's at the end of Part 2. czcams.com/video/a6PvVP3AsqQ/video.html 00:00 Introduction 1:06 Covering Cactus 6:11 American Intelligence 9:41 August 20 to the 22 14:28 August 23 21:33 August 24 Morning 27:12 The Dilemma 34:28 Air Raid on Cactus 37:16 Ryujo’s Demise 40:27 TF-61 Att...
Battle of Savo Island 1942: America's Worst Naval Defeat
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(Animated Battle Map) This is a remake of one of my oldest videos. It needed much improvement on the animations and audio, and as you can see a lot more information was added as well. If you came just for the battle, it starts at the 36 minute mark. Corrections: at 29:15 mark, it should have read "2353" not "2153". It was a mistake on my part. at 39:27, I should have said "5.5 inch shell" not "...
The Battle of Midway: The American Perspective and The Strategic Consequences of the Battle (3/3)
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(Animated Battle Map) I don’t have a Patreon but if you want to show appreciation for my work feel free to donate. » paypal -www.paypal.me/montemayorytchannel Notes: Also, The Track map has changed and has been updated from the previous video. It’s more accurate this time. Music : filmstro.com/ Sources: Isom, D. W. (2007). Midway inquest: Why the Japanese lost the Battle of Midway. Bloomington,...
The Battle of Midway: Hiryu's Counterstrike (2/3)
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(Animated Battle Map) I don’t have a Patreon but if you want to show appreciation for my work feel free to donate. » paypal -www.paypal.me/montemayorytchannel Artwork done by Mateusz Dąbrowski. Check out his fantastic artwork on his Artstation profile : www.artstation.com/kwad_rat Corrections: Kurita and Kondo were Rear Admirals to be exact. I referred to them simply as “admirals” in the video....
The Battle of Midway 1942: Told from the Japanese Perspective (1/3)
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(Animated Battle Map) This is part one of a three part video series covering Operation MI. As you can see I spent a considerable amount of time covering Nagumo’s Dilemma. To me it's one of most striking examples of how tough it can be for a commander to make a decision based on the information at hand. I found that to be the most interesting aspect of the battle. I don’t have a Patreon but if y...
The Battle of the Coral Sea 1942: The First Aircraft Carrier Battle in History
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To cut to the chase and skip all the preliminary actions of may 4-7, go to 18:43 to see the main carrier battle. Corrections: I remember finishing this video and about to upload it when i thought to myself that it needed a little intro. so I quickly recorded the introduction , and by not being careful about it I made a mistake. I should have said "OVERSTATED" not understated. Sources: Lundstrom...
Attack on Pearl Harbor 1941
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(Animated Battle Map) Corrections: at 8:44 I can explain the mathematical error of 48%. I remember writing in the script something along the lines of "of the 40 torpedo bombers, 4 were destroyed before being able to launch and one had to jettison its torpedo. So Of the 40 torpedo Bombers, only 19 achieved hits. that's a 48% hit rate." but somewhere in the editing process I accidentally cut out ...
Jackson's Valley Campaign 1862
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(Animated battle map) A strategic overview of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862. A classic campaign of maneuverability and a text book example of how to defeat your superior enemy in detail. It was said that Jackson would always carry 3 books with him, a dictionary, a bible and Napoleon’s Military Maxims. I found an awesome quote that appears to prove the napoleon bit. A writer by the name...
Defeat in Detail: A Strategy to Defeating Larger Armies
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(animated) A quick overview of the military principles of Concentration of Force and Defeat in Principle. Discover how Famous generals such as Napoleon, Rommel, and "Stonewall" Jackson were able to defeat Larger armies when they themselves were outnumbered. Music: Ross Bugden- Black Heat czcams.com/channels/QKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ.html Images: all images from Wikipedia Commons commons.wikimedia....
The Battle of Monterrey 1846 (animated battle map)
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The Mexican-American War. - WARNING: lower the volume if you are using headphones. sorry for the audio. Credit- No copyright intended, all MUSIC rights go to: Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 -Tybercore - Prepare For War [Epic Suspenseful Hybrid Trailer Music] czcams.com/channels/2MZR27LJfzsQzKmPKPeKPw.html -Ross Bugden- Shoot on Sight czcams.com/channels/QKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferlt...
The Battle of Buena Vista 1847 (animated battle map)
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If you are watching this, then you're probably a history buff like myself. It was hard not to put too many details in it but regardless it stretched a bit. Battle starts at 4:56 mark. This video is solely for EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. It's a hobby of mine to visualize historical battles, I hope you enjoy watching it! P.S. try to wait it at your highest setting possible so you can see the names of t...
La Batalla de Monterrey 1846 (mapa de batalla animado)
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Guerra de Estados Unidos-México Credit- No copyright intended, all MUSIC rights go to: Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 -Tybercore - Prepare For War [Epic Suspenseful Hybrid Trailer Music] czcams.com/channels/2MZR27LJfzsQzKmPKPeKPw.html -Ross Bugden- Shoot on Sight czcams.com/channels/QKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ.html -Ross budgen-Fall czcams.com/channels/QKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ.htm...
La Batalla de la Angostura / Buena Vista 1847 (mapa de batalla animado)
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La Batalla de la Angostura / Buena Vista 1847 (mapa de batalla animado)
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That is American doctrine, dont give the enemy problems, give him dilemmas.
at 13:39 stop vid and look at the size of the wake on the torpedo ..... HAS to be editted ....
"THERE SHE IS! There she is! Not so wounded as we were led to believe..."
Sending obsolete, slow and "rickety" subs to form the recon line was a huge blunder. They were too late to do the job they were assigned, and failed. But really, the IJN failed in just about everything in this battle. False pride, a very lucky USN, and of course some extremely brave and heroic flying from Naval Aviation saved the day for the US.
It's often claimed that if only Tone 4 had launched on time, Nagumo would have received a much earlier heads-up on the presence of enemy surface units. In fact, given what we know about the path taken by the US task force, had Tone 4 launched on time it would almost certainly have seen nothing at all, because their routes would not have intersected adequately. So Tone 4's late launch was actually GOOD luck for Nagumo, although not enough to turn the tide of battle.
Not according to the Japanese. In "Senshi Sosho" (which is 'not' the official history that some authors have claimed it to be), the Japanese place much of the responsibility for their defeat at Midway onto the shoulders of the pilot of Tone's scout no. 4- Petty Officer Amari- because in his initial report, he didn't mention the presence of an aircraft carrier. It's never been determined exactly why Amari didn't do so, although it's likely that between sighting the van of the carrier force and attempting to stay in cloud cover, he simply never initially saw one. In any event, he caught much of the responsibility for their defeat. By contrast, the pilot of the Japanese scout aircraft who flew right over U.S. carriers without detecting them (a Lt. Chuma, I believe), got a pass in "Senshi Sosho". Why this happened is unknown- but one Japanese investigator of this incident noted that Lt. Chuma (who survived the war) was a graduate of the Naval Academy at Eta Jima- while Petty Officer Amari (who was killed in action in 1945) was not.
@@manilajohn0182 Sorry, but that's a completely separate argument. Re-read my post.
@@bonglesnodkins329 I understand what you're saying, and I fully agree. My point is that the Japanese don't regard Scout 4's late launch and actual sighting as good luck at all. Quite the contrary, in fact.
@@manilajohn0182 I would say that getting partial information about the enemy surface group is better than getting no information at all. Unless there's some argument that Kido Butai would actually have ended up doing better for some reason with no information at all.
@@bonglesnodkins329 I couldn't agree more. Learning that the enemy is in the area is far better than being clueless to that fact.
What happened to the American submarines none of them spotted the Japanese carriers?
I am 1/2 way through this video and am wondering what are subs were doing ?
You have a gift for storytelling. This should definitely be made as a movie, the way you told it, it'd win awards with the right director. Make more like this, you have a unique talent
The last japanese airmen who participate in Pearl harbor died recently Masamitsu Yoshioka was a "B5N Kate" navigator who participate in the sinking of USS Utah, he didn't participate in Midway and catch Malaria in 1944 and was sent back to Japan just before the invasion of the Philippines where he was at the times.
What if a US Navy Amphibious assault ship... Say ISS Wasp.... or Helicopter carrier and it's accompanying escorts were transported back in time and reappeared off the coast of Northern England on June 3rd, 793 AD....with a mix of helicopters and a complement of Sea Harrier, and a Marine Expeditionary Force on board. Enough supply ships to fight a sustained campaign of a couple of months...... What would that be like and what would the contemporary people say and think. Suppose such a force was stranded there and couldn't get back to our time..... Now imagine you are the Admiral of the task force. What would be your orders? Those wishing to talk about this scenario please feel free to contact me here and I'll provide contact details so we can do this academic excersise... I think it could e fun and would be a excellent theme for a movie....!! Let's say USS Wasp, a frigate, a fleet replenishment ship loaded full to gills with food, armament, fuel, spare parts, and enough various supplies to keep all ships and their assets operating at a wartime pace for 2 years ( I know, I know.. Why would these ships be accompanied with a supply ship... But for sake of making plot work, let's assume it was there) was either intentionally, supernaturally or accidentally thrust back in time to date I specified.... I assume by giving date most of you will be aware of what the date is famous for Let's discuss what could, would, and should happen... How it unfolds, and what it would be like from the perspective of a local witness on shore that day where the group of ships appeared, the ships crew, and from perspective of a longship 1 mile away when the task force of ships suddenly materialized! I want to make a movie based on this scenario so bad!
The Break down of communication did not lay at the hands of the Royal Australian Air Force RAAF Hudson bomber as the pilot on many occasions in his life stated right up to his death in the 1980s he had reported the Japanese as requested. It lay at Macarthur's command who failed to place this sighting as urgent and relay the message. Also Turner requested Crutchley leave his force and return to the southern landing group to talk over ops with Marine Gen. Vandergrift. Chicago was left in command, and the ships Captain Bode, rather than use his radar (he thought it acted more like a searchlight), or acknowledge and inform the watch of the change in plans, went back to his bunk to sleep. Capt. Bode's actions during the engagement were questioned in an inquiry headed by Admiral Arthur Japy Hepburn. Though the report was not intended to be made public, Bode learned of its findings and shot himself on 19 April 1943, dying the next day. Another thing is you did not mention was that the USS Bagley inadvertently torpedoed the Australian cruiser HMAS Canberra in this engagement.
I like your analysis of what commanders had as intelligence when they made their decisions.
Japan still believes they did nothing wrong
I go back and rewatch this sometimes. It’s an absolute classic and probably the best single WW2 documentary I’ve seen online.
Actually, the pilots survival after the sinking of 3 carriers would have been more important than the carrier Hiryu. The surviving pilots should have been rotated to safety to train the next generation of pilots, however the Japanese never did this, so every time they lost a pilot, they also lost his experience. Thus towards the end of the war, Japan had very few experienced pilots left.
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the Japanese Kamikaze : had to be forced to do his job. the US Kamikaze : WITNESS ME!!!!
Splendid as usual (but just once slight detail ... please, pronounce 'grâce" in "coup de grâce" like you would say "grass", not "graaaah" (sounds like the word "gras" that means "greasy") :p
my wife's grand uncle was a fireman onboard the Oklahoma. They found his remains, and he's being buried on Sept 9th, 2024. The news and everything has been here. It's a big deal.
"HE'S HACKING BRO, HE'S GOT AIMBOT ON, NO WAY HE MADE THOSE SHOTS!"
The USS Barb sank the 20,000 ton escort carrier Unyo and the 11,700 ton oil tanker Azusa with a single 6-torpedo salvo; that was pretty devastating.
your stuff is TOP TIER!!! keep it up
Véry informative and correct video. You gave honor to LT John James Powers who said to his pilots "Remember-the folks back home are counting on us. I am going to get a direct hit if I have to lay it on their flight deck." Also that the absence of Shokaku and Zuikaku at Midway led to the doom of Kaga, Akagi, Soryu and Hiryu.
Fixing an aircraft carrier ... in TWO DAYS... is literally impossible today.
Its crazy how the US kept sending dive bombers in suicide attacks without any escort... wtf
Anyone else surprised at how ineffective maritime accuracy was either from ships or planes. I know it was in its technological infancy. WW1 must have been even worse. Those pilots and mariners were extremely brave considering they knew they were unlikely to be rescued if the worst happened.
THAT TRANSITION TO THE WASP PIC WAS SICK
Well balanced, well done.
Esses aviões que fazem circulos ao redor dos porta aviões são aviões de Reconhecimento??? ou servem de alerta de Radar Antecipado??
are we still in the japanese's fog of war here at 6:00. i mean if japan was aware of the american monitoring them. it's no more a surprise attack. yeah stupid question probably. on a 5 Y.O vid :p
USA won by chance.
You don't fight war with your heart.
Mikawa's orders were to destroy the transports. He failed, without ever trying. The US forces died heroes, accomplishing their objective, protecting the transports. Even the,Japanese Government admitted the facts. Mikawa never again led a mission. Instead he was sidelined and forced to retire in disgrace.
Boring 🥱🥱
Imagine how catastrophic the midway battle would be for japan if all of those carriers went their rather then the 4
My great uncle was on the Sims and unfortunatly he was MIA
For more detail about how this is done effectively, look up "On War" by Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz. He decoded the techniques Napoleon did instinctively, and codified them into coherent battle strategies. This was the blueprint for Blitzkrieg, among other things.
16:32 Lets not forget the US had their radars, it was quite an addition.
Since you are probably working on the Santa Cruz battle. Keep it up, and thank you very much for the effort, of bringing such a good or maybe even best content on this platform🎉
what a great story, wooow! and great analysis too as always :)
13:20 They actually had five Carriers USS Ranger (CV-4) was still active thou it wasn't suitable for operation in the Pacific
La batalla de la angostura 22 y 23 de febrero de 1847 en el puerto de la angostura coahuila Ejército mexicano 🇲🇽19.996 soldados Ejército estadounidense 🇺🇲 11.450 Bajas Ejército mexicano 🇲🇽 694 muertos 1211 heridos el general Manuel María Lombardini resulto herido en el combate Ejército estadounidense 🇺🇲 633 muertos 963 heridos el coronel Henry clay Jr murio en el combate
cautious and prudent almost mean the same thing dummy
Great footage!
what is that song at 24:00?
Of all the situations in war, one of the worst must be serving on a carrier in 1942, and not being able to put up enough AA to stop the attacks. ooph.