Comments on: Let There Be Light: Admiral Mitscher’s Decision http://www.historynet.com/let-there-be-light-admiral-mitchers-decision.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Tue, 21 May 2013 05:57:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: M Robbins-Guarr http://www.historynet.com/let-there-be-light-admiral-mitchers-decision.htm#comment-819758 M Robbins-Guarr Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:45:38 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685633#comment-819758 Oops, I meant to check then followup box as well. Oops, I meant to check then followup box as well.

]]> By: M Robbins-Guarr http://www.historynet.com/let-there-be-light-admiral-mitchers-decision.htm#comment-819757 M Robbins-Guarr Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:44:20 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685633#comment-819757 I encountered this site researching a comment in an Andrew Greeley novel ("the poor guy died later in the Marianas when the Admirals turned off the lights on their carriers..."). Yours was the article I chose from the surprisingly long list. It contained all the information I needed not only to understand the reference, but to inform me of the practice broken by Admiral Mitscher. Thank you for a clear and thorough read. I shall need no better information. (The novel: *The Search for MaggieWard,* p. 38.) Further, I enjoyed reading the comments made by the fellows entering the contest. My choice: Waiting for rescue on the beach at Dunkirk for its 'agony and ecstasy'. I encountered this site researching a comment in an Andrew Greeley novel ("the poor guy died later in the Marianas when the Admirals turned off the lights on their carriers…"). Yours was the article I chose from the surprisingly long list. It contained all the information I needed not only to understand the reference, but to inform me of the practice broken by Admiral Mitscher. Thank you for a clear and thorough read. I shall need no better information. (The novel: *The Search for MaggieWard,* p. 38.) Further, I enjoyed reading the comments made by the fellows entering the contest. My choice: Waiting for rescue on the beach at Dunkirk for its 'agony and ecstasy'.

]]> By: Jerry http://www.historynet.com/let-there-be-light-admiral-mitchers-decision.htm#comment-811237 Jerry Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:16:17 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685633#comment-811237 I guess I would have liked to be a fly on the wall where Admiral Kondo was during the second naval battle of Gudalcanal. After sinking 3 American tin cans and putting the 4th out of action and watching the South Dakota go lifeless, Kondo probably thought he had done a great night's work. Then suddenly the USS Washington opens up and in 7 minutes buries the Kirishima in heavy gunfire, sinking her and the tin can Ayanami. Kondo had no idea Washington was even there and then all of a sudden Uh Oh! I guess I would have liked to be a fly on the wall where Admiral Kondo was during the second naval battle of Gudalcanal.
After sinking 3 American tin cans and putting the 4th out of action and watching the South Dakota go lifeless, Kondo probably thought he had done a great night's work. Then suddenly the USS Washington opens up and in 7 minutes buries the Kirishima in heavy gunfire, sinking her and the tin can Ayanami. Kondo had no idea Washington was even there and then all of a sudden Uh Oh!

]]> By: aburchyski http://www.historynet.com/let-there-be-light-admiral-mitchers-decision.htm#comment-801094 aburchyski Thu, 10 May 2012 20:23:19 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685633#comment-801094 Thanks so much to everyone for sharing the moments you wish you could have witnessed, the fact that they're so diverse just goes to show what an unfathomably vast conflict it was. Our winner this time is Rodrigo Gomes, but keep an eye on Front&Center, Facebook, and Twitter (@WWIImag) for more giveaways. In the meantime, don't forget to send in your answers to each issue's Challenge page for the chance to win one of our featured books or DVDs! Thanks so much to everyone for sharing the moments you wish you could have witnessed, the fact that they're so diverse just goes to show what an unfathomably vast conflict it was.

Our winner this time is Rodrigo Gomes, but keep an eye on Front&Center, Facebook, and Twitter (@WWIImag) for more giveaways. In the meantime, don't forget to send in your answers to each issue's Challenge page for the chance to win one of our featured books or DVDs!

]]> By: aburchyski http://www.historynet.com/let-there-be-light-admiral-mitchers-decision.htm#comment-801091 aburchyski Thu, 10 May 2012 19:58:44 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685633#comment-801091 Congrats, you're the winner! Please send your mailing address to challenge@weiderhistorygroup.com and we'll get your copy of The Wehrmacht Retreats in the mail. Congrats, you're the winner! Please send your mailing address to challenge@weiderhistorygroup.com and we'll get your copy of The Wehrmacht Retreats in the mail.

]]> By: Guy http://www.historynet.com/let-there-be-light-admiral-mitchers-decision.htm#comment-800904 Guy Wed, 09 May 2012 22:55:09 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685633#comment-800904 For personal reasons, I would like to have been on the St. Lo-Perriers Road on July 18, 1944, the day my grandfather, an infantryman in the 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division was wounded in the knee by shrapnel. His friend, kneeling beside him, whose name I never learned, was killed by the same shell. I'd like to have witnessed that, despite the horror of the incident, so I would never take my freedom or anything else in life for granted again, and I'd also like to know the name of my grandfather's friend so I could visit his gravesite and pay my respects. For personal reasons, I would like to have been on the St. Lo-Perriers Road on July 18, 1944, the day my grandfather, an infantryman in the 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division was wounded in the knee by shrapnel. His friend, kneeling beside him, whose name I never learned, was killed by the same shell. I'd like to have witnessed that, despite the horror of the incident, so I would never take my freedom or anything else in life for granted again, and I'd also like to know the name of my grandfather's friend so I could visit his gravesite and pay my respects.

]]> By: Dave http://www.historynet.com/let-there-be-light-admiral-mitchers-decision.htm#comment-800721 Dave Tue, 08 May 2012 19:51:53 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685633#comment-800721 Wow! A lot of great moments listed by everyone. Many of them I could choose as well. Others come to mind, Stalingrad, Iwo and a sub patroll in the Pacific. But I think I will go with either of the two Schweinfurt raids in 1943. Wow! A lot of great moments listed by everyone. Many of them I could choose as well. Others come to mind, Stalingrad, Iwo and a sub patroll in the Pacific. But I think I will go with either of the two Schweinfurt raids in 1943.

]]> By: Edward Chusid http://www.historynet.com/let-there-be-light-admiral-mitchers-decision.htm#comment-800603 Edward Chusid Tue, 08 May 2012 06:54:46 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685633#comment-800603 I would have loved to have seen the Trinity test in the Nevada desert. To be there when it all began and to see the individual reactions. I would have loved to have seen the Trinity test in the Nevada desert. To be there when it all began and to see the individual reactions.

]]> By: Colin R http://www.historynet.com/let-there-be-light-admiral-mitchers-decision.htm#comment-800498 Colin R Tue, 08 May 2012 03:12:16 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685633#comment-800498 Eben-Emael, though not from inside the fortress. Eben-Emael, though not from inside the fortress.

]]> By: Mike A. http://www.historynet.com/let-there-be-light-admiral-mitchers-decision.htm#comment-800477 Mike A. Tue, 08 May 2012 02:22:41 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685633#comment-800477 I would like to have witnessed the Battle of the Bulge just outside Bastogne. I would like to have witnessed the Battle of the Bulge just outside Bastogne.

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