Bits of War: Mokapu Point-- Stalin and Hitler-- Turning Point Battles-- Pearl Harbor and the Atom Bombs

Bits of War--  Snippets

1.   MOKAPU POINT--  Hawaii, World War II bunkers are still there and now home to numerous boobie birds.  It is said that one of these contained one of the turrets of the USS Arizona


2.  STALIN AND HITLER--  Stalin blocked two attempts to kill Stalin fearing that his replacement would make peace with the Allies according to General Anatoly Kulikov.  This occurred in 1943 and 1944 with attacks on Hitler's bunkers.

In 1944, a potential assassin had gained the trust of Nazi leadership and a detailed assassination plan was drawn up.


3.  TURNING POINT BATTLES--  The March 12, 2010 Listverse had a list of ten battles that turned the tide of the war they were fought in.  Four of them were from World War II: Leyte Gulf, Britain, Midway and Stalingrad.  To see the others go to my Cooter's History Thing blog from today.

4.  PEARL HARBOR AND THE ATOM BOMBS--  I'd like to add the battles of Pearl Harbor and the two atom bombs to the list of turning points.  Pearl harbor enraged the United States and as Japanese Admiral Yamamoto said, "filled us with a terrible resolve."  And, of course,the bombs caused the Japanese to surrender.  Otherwise, the war would have gone on for a much longer time with huge casualties on both sides.

Just Some Stuff.  --GreGen