US in WW2

The only time when a privateer or pirate helped the U.S. was in the War of 1812, when Jean Laffite guided General Andrew Jackson across swamps and marshes towards the Battle of New Orleans. There Laffite also proved himself brave when he and his men attacked the oncoming British.

At full strength, around 45. There were four platoons to an infantry company, and the Table of Organization and Equipment (TO & E) changed, from 225 men to a company when the war started to 187 by the end. After the first contact with the enemy, no platoon was ever at full strength, unless and until it got some time out of the line to absorb replacements. Generally replacements (never enough to make good all losses) came up at night and were placed into a combat situation in the dark, among complete strangers. Not a fortunate lot for the replacements, many of whom themselves swiftly became casualties.

An infantry platoon was usually commanded by a second or first lieutenant and had four squads. Each squad was led by a sergeant or staff sergeant. Three of the squads were rifle squads, of twelve men each, and the fourth squad was the "weapons" squad, which might be a few men smaler than a rife squad. The weapons squad had the two .30 caliber air-cooled machine guns of the platoon, and sometimes the bazookas (anti-tank rocket launchers), but at other times the bazookas might be distributed among the rifle squads. The weapons squad might also have 60 mm mortars.

The three rife squads were divided into three four-man fire teams. This allowed the squad leader to use one or two teams to try to pin down the enemy and the other one or two to try to "flank" the enemy - to get around to the side or rear of the enemy position and "take them in the flank" with enfilading fire.

Similarly, the platoon leader could do the same - he had three "maneuver squads" plus his weapons squad, and could use one or two squads to pin down the enemy and the other to maneuver around the enemy into a good firing position. This is called a "holding attack", and was the ONLY tactic taught to the thousands of junior officers the US had to train to command its small infantry units in the war. There was not time to try to teach officer candidates anything more fancy or complicated.

The WWII army is sometimes said to have been "triangular", becuase this pattern of three maneuver units available persists all the way up the chain of command. A company had three rifle platoons, plus a weapons platoon. A battalion had three rifle companies, plus a weapons company. A regiment had three infantry battalion, plus artillery. A division had three regiments, plus more artillery. So as an officer was promoted, what he knew how to do would still apply.

Pearl Harbour

No one will ever know for certain how many died as a result of the attack on Hiroshima. Some 70,000 people probably died as a result of initial blast, heat, and radiation effects. This included about twenty American airmen being held as prisoners in the city.

In 1942 i belive it was World War 2 but i am not for sure

Boise City in 1943

Lend-Lease is arguably the major contributor. Thru Lend-Lease Britain and later the Soviet Union managed to stay in the war. In addition to Lend-Lease, the US did several other things, such as take over more and more of the Atlantic to free up the British navy. And of course the contribution of our fighting forces can not be belittled. And technology, from simple things such as the mass assembly lines, to the more advanced, like the A-bomb. There are many who argue that WWII would have turned out a whole lot different without the US' involvement. Many have speculated that Britain would have been forced out of the war. And there is much debate over the Soviet Union. As mentioned above, the bombing campaign against the industries of the Third Reich began to deprive the Wehrmacht of essential supplies when they were most needed.

Any time there's a war, entertainment always adapts to the mood of the country. When World War 2 broke out, songs become more patriotic, as did many of the programs. News reporters from radio and print flocked to cover the story, and public interest in the news increased as more Americans were sent over to fight. There was also a new government agency that news reporters had to work with -- The Office of War Information (OWI) was created to oversee (or to censor) what was on the air-- the purpose was to make sure the radio stations and newspapers weren't unintentionally giving information that could damage the war effort or reveal too much to the enemy (like where our troops were or how they were doing). Journalists were not happy, but they understood the reason for it and dealt with the restrictions as best they could. As for radio (and to a lesser degree, in print), the war opened up a lot of jobs for women (and minorities), since many of the entertainers and radio announcers had been men and now they were overseas fighting. Some stations ended up with all female air-staffs. And some stations put women with sexy voices on the air in the morning to cheer up troops who might be listening. (By the way, I am not passing judgment on whether this was good or bad-- I am just explaining what happened.) There were also a few newswomen who went overseas with the men and distinguished themselves with their on the scene war coverage. Out of the contingent of news reporters who risked their lives to keep America informed, it was Edward R. Murrow whose broadcasts from London and later from the concentration camps made such an impact, and are still remembered today.

A number of famous actors, actresses and movie or radio stars volunteered their time to entertain the troops, and some even enlisted or went out on USO tours. As I said, music got very patriotic, as often happens during a war. Many of the hit songs were either about missing your man who was fighting overseas, or about defeating the bad guys-- even the comedians got into the act, with the Three Stooges and Spike Jones among the many who had comic routines that mocked Hitler. There is a website called Old-Time Radio (www.old-time.com) which has some of the songs and shows and information from that era. Entire programs were devoted to sending requests and dedications to the troops, and radio especially became a lifeline. People at home needed something to take their mind off of worrying about their loved ones overseas, and hearing some comedy or enjoying the hits provided catharsis and helped people to keep their courage up. Movies too became more patriotic, with story lines about lovers separated by the war or brave men going off to fight the Nazis. Magazines too showed that war was on everyone's mind-- the news magazines like "Time" devoted much of each issue to war news, but even many of the advertisements featured celebrities asking you to buy war bonds or to support the troops in other ways.

Yes. Hydrogen bombs are, in fact, a variety of atomic weapon.

As the war in the Pacific progressed it became painfully evident that the Japanese were prepared to die themselves to kill the allies (kamikaze and bonsai attack for example). The Japanese government was training women, children, and the old of Japan to fight any invasion by the allies to the death as well. The Japanese government had convinced its people that death was better than capture. United States dropped the bomb to end the war quickly in an attempt to save lives, even after the first bomb was dropped it toke a second to end the War.

Sell their land.

I don't know if the first plane can be identified. John Dolittle's raid consisted of B-25B's that took off from carriers and dropped bombs on 18 April 1942 over numerous cities in Japan, before landing in China. Only two of the planes had names, The Ruptured Duck and The Bat.

The IMF was not created during wartime. It was created in 1945 mostly to be able to play a role similar to that of the USA, which included the support of economies that were in crisis.

Neville Chamberlain made the announcement on the radio to Britain about the war. If you type in Neville Chamberlain- radio there will be his speech!
3rd of September 1939

The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbour, causing America to join WW2. America started to attack Japan and eventually dropped the two attomic bombs in Japan, ending the war.

It had not been fully developed or tested until after Germany had surrendered. 1st test was July 16, 1945. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/atomictest.htm

It called for more democratic government following the war.

This was the last war where battleships were widley used. Most were fairly new, some brand new, and some were WWI or older. America lost 2 at pearl harbour, the British lost a few, Germany lost 3 of 4, and japan lost all but one, the IJN Nagato.

the weight would only be 2-5kg empty ... but loaded it's depends on the unit .. 35lbs to 65lbs it depends on the unit how good it's trained and what type of mission .. i've heard special forces caring 100 plus lbs on there backs

Well if you are asking about the war with mexico that took place during 1846-1848 it would be president james k. polk.

Air Force Combat Action Medal was created on 2007-03-15.

The main motive for giving money to Westerm Europe was to build an economy for the continent. A strong economy makes people content with a democratic government and thus reduces the threat of communism spreading to that country.

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