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Old 26-06-2007, 11:23 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Kyt View Post

Singapores played an important role as a threat to the British in the Indian Ocean too.

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I gather that the Japanese used this base as a stepping stone for taking a lot more of the islands in the Pacific.
Could you imagine the ramifications if they had also taken Port Moresby?

I forgot to add that I could have been calling my country......Nipponalia!!!!!!!


Many future battles in the Pacific could have had completely different results.

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