VE Day celebrations.

[bennett]

52 minutes ago, Hammer Jag said:

Here’s a flavour of what we’ve got to look forward to tomorrow. 

Pars fans showing their staunchness, what's not to like.

[Marshmallo]

 

Deputy leader of Welsh Labour showing us how it's done 

[Chicken Wing]

Pars fans showing their staunchness, what's not to like.

Bloody right, down with the h*n!

 

[Shandon Par]

1 hour ago, bennett said:

Pars fans showing their staunchness, what's not to like.

Sammy clearly spent time here getting his tank ready for desert warfare. 

[GordonS]

4 hours ago, Fullerene said:

The Japanese believed there would be one decisive battle that would win the war for them.  That is what happened in 1905 when they defeated Russia.

Even after Hiroshima and Nagasaki there were some who still felt they should carry on.  An invasion of the home islands would have resulted in too many deaths of allied soldiers and they still occupied large parts of Asia at the end.

Fortunately the emperor didn't want a third bomb landing on his house and so he told them to stop.

There was an attempted coup d'etat in Japan the night before the surrender, by senior military figures who wanted to fight on. In the history of zoomers these guys must have been right up there in the VIP section. The Americans would have reduced the entire country to radioactive ash one city at a time until an unconditional surrender came.

Regardless of what the IJN wanted in the early 40s, Japan's strategic needs weren't in the USSR. Their invasion of China and South East Asia - where they committed heinous atrocities that don't get properly remembered in the West - meant that they needed more natural resources they didn't have at home, especially oil. The US had imposed sanction on Japan because of their aggression, so they decided they needed Borneo. That meant sailing past the US-controlled Philippines, which wouldn't be possible with the power of the US Navy around. Hence, Pearl Harbor.

Like authoritarian regimes very often do, they assumed a democracy would be too soft and fluffy to fight back after a brutal blow. Man, did they ever read that wrong.

[Sergeant Wilson]

I hope this quiet reflection at home doesn't catch on. I want fireworks, jingoism, abseilers, street parties etc. The Europeans might forget who actually won the war if we don't actively remind them a few times a year.

[Inanimate Carbon Rod]

Quite strange that a date in history marked to celebrate victory against a fascist evil regime is now used for political capital by a fascist evil regime.

[Melanius Mullarkey]

Guten morgen.

[101]

PC Police Snowflakes don't want Bob to die but Bob has decided to say goodnight to himself

Edited May 8, 2020 by 101

[DA Baracus]

Hope Bob dies

[Melanius Mullarkey]

1 hour ago, 101 said:

PC Police Snowflakes don't want Bob to die but Bob has decided to say goodnight to himself

Bob coming out? 
Fair play. 

[heedthebaa]

There you go lads, don’t say I’m not good to you. Sing loud and be proud  

[Zen Archer (Raconteur)]

 

[Mark Connolly]

7 minutes ago, heedthebaa said:

There you go lads, don’t say I’m not good to you. Sing loud and be proud  

Hearts like this

[Shandon Par]

3 hours ago, 101 said:

PC Police Snowflakes don't want Bob to die but Bob has decided to say goodnight to himself

I hope thousands of illegal migrants enter Bob.

[Benjamin_Nevis]

There was an attempted coup d'etat in Japan the night before the surrender, by senior military figures who wanted to fight on. In the history of zoomers these guys must have been right up there in the VIP section. The Americans would have reduced the entire country to radioactive ash one city at a time until an unconditional surrender came.
Regardless of what the IJN wanted in the early 40s, Japan's strategic needs weren't in the USSR. Their invasion of China and South East Asia - where they committed heinous atrocities that don't get properly remembered in the West - meant that they needed more natural resources they didn't have at home, especially oil. The US had imposed sanction on Japan because of their aggression, so they decided they needed Borneo. That meant sailing past the US-controlled Philippines, which wouldn't be possible with the power of the US Navy around. Hence, Pearl Harbor.
Like authoritarian regimes very often do, they assumed a democracy would be too soft and fluffy to fight back after a brutal blow. Man, did they ever read that wrong.

Didn't the yanks only have the two A-bombs which were dropped anyway? I'm sure I read a while back that had the Japanese not surrendered, an invasion would have been necessary as developing another a-bomb would have taken too long.

[philpy]

2 typhoons flew over earlier. They'll probably fly back over again to check I'm still here at 4.45.

[LGF]

*Disclaimer* Not my house

[Sergeant Wilson]

3 hours ago, 101 said:

PC Police Snowflakes don't want Bob to die but Bob has decided to say goodnight to himself

The minute you turn your back, boat loads of them!

[D.A.F.C]

Pars fans showing their staunchness, what's not to like.

Sammy only declared war on kirkcaldy.