Over a million British and Imperial soldiers were earmarked for the invasion, along with the British Pacific Fleet (the largest navy we ever assembled). It's usually overlooked that the Royal Na… (View Post)

And every day the war continued, more POW's in Japanese camps died, too. (View Post)

It's curious that there should be such differing responses to the strategic bombing, and the use of atomic weapons. Personally, I'm with Sir Arthur Harris, on this: The Nazis entered this w… (View Post)

It is a very good guiding principle in foreign affairs. And, it’s well removed from “The strong do as they will, the weak suffer what they must”, which Thucydides intended as a warning against imperi… (View Post)

Annexation by Right of Conquest certainly *was* a principle of International Law, and perhaps it ought still to be. If a State conquered territory, the principle imposed an obligation upon that State… (View Post)