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Lol, Nelson... It comes down to what makes an Admiral "Great". Those who have a desk job can influence the development and success of a naval policy far more than those at sea, can set up the general strategies and logistics for the future and make a real long-term impact. But if it comes ...

Third wave agreed. The US air force had been totally crush in the previous attacks, the fleet sunk or damaged, the Aircraft Carriers awol. What was there to face another wave? Pearl Harbour was now a sitting duck and in those conditions the beneifts of launching a third strike clearly outweighed the...