The sense of honor of soldiers is always stronger than that of ordinary people. Becoming the biggest winner in World War I helped Americans build strong self-confidence. At that time and space, the reason why Americans later became the world police and were keen to export the American model abroad
, a big reason comes from this strong self-confidence, believing that the United States is the best. It is precisely because of this mentality that the people generally have. During World War II, after domestic neutralism and isolationism became marginalism, "the United States can
"Save the world" has become the consensus of Americans. Therefore, for a long period of time, from President Roosevelt to ordinary citizens, Americans have a strong sense of justice. They are not only willing to provide assistance to those invaded countries, but even regard them as
It is obligatory for the United States to send troops overseas.
I have to say that Americans during this period are quite respectable. However, the reality is always cruel. In the eyes of Americans, they stand up as the embodiment of justice, so the U.S. military should destroy the enemy wherever they go.
I was frightened by the news. The fact is that starting from the Philippines, Americans have been defeated in every battle and have rarely won any battles. Of course it is a good thing to send troops for justice, but the result is self-humiliation. In a short period of time, the domestic people's livelihood and economy have been affected.
It's okay. When their own lives are not greatly affected, Americans can still use "sacrifice for justice" to anesthetize themselves. But as the domestic economy begins to decline and personal lives are adversely affected, Americans have to ask themselves, this
Is the "just war" really worth participating in?
Continuous defeats on the battlefield, for ordinary Americans, only undermine their mentality and self-confidence as a powerful nation. For those capitalists, it is simply bad news. The precedent of successful World War I is there, and American capitalists have already
Realizing the connection between war and sudden wealth and rise, they were very enthusiastic about the United States' participation in World War II at the beginning. However, with the defeat of the war, the expected war dividends did not arrive as expected. And
, a large number of strong rivals suddenly emerged on the other side of the Pacific, and began to vigorously compete for their traditional markets. At this time, they could no longer hold on. The reason why Truman chose to make peace with Japan in the critical period of World War II despite the disapproval of the world.
and actively engaged in the anti-China cause, largely due to the instigation and support of these capitalists. After discovering that their own products were not competitive at all and could not compete with similar Chinese products, the red-eyed American capitalists had to turn their attention to "non-Chinese products".
"Legal competition". Thanks to the cultural and political gap between the East and the West that has existed since ancient times, Truman's absurd political behavior actually succeeded.
In the later history of that time and space, the U.S. government was famous for using the stick of sanctions to use unfair competition methods to help domestic companies win orders. The origin of this almost rogue approach of the U.S. government originated from World War II.
American military personnel, especially senior military officers, are naturally allies of capitalists and politicians because of education, culture and institutional issues. In a sense, the meaning of their existence is to help these capitalists and politicians defend their rights.
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In addition, the sense of honor of soldiers makes it impossible for them to continue to lose as usual - repeated defeats are indeed a virtue, but there is a premise, that is, it must eventually end with a hearty victory. And if it cannot
If this is achieved, no matter how touching the process of repeated defeats and battles is, it can only be reduced to a negative teaching material in history books.
"No matter who the enemy is, what we need is victory. If we can't prove ourselves with victory, I can't imagine that the United States can still maintain its transcendent status in North America?" This passage comes from Nimitz. Regarding the relationship with former allies, I can't imagine.
Not all American soldiers can accept being enemies. Although Nimitz's statement is far-fetched, from a military point of view, it is a good excuse.
The sense of honor is actually a neutral thing, and there is nothing evil in itself. With the sense of honor as a cover, Nimitz successfully reintegrated the U.S. Pacific Fleet. However, as he himself said, if he cannot quickly
If he can lead his men to win a victory, then only "God knows" what will happen once the coat of honor fades.
A golden opportunity (of course this is what Nimitz himself thought). Out of his sight, several aircraft carriers of Le Mei's Pacific Fleet had been repaired and renovated by Chinese shipyards. What's ridiculous is that there are more than three aircraft carriers on them.
One-third of the crew was from the United States) was right in front of him, but he could only watch it slowly slip away due to domestic disputes. Nimitz was really unwilling to do so.
Nimitz was sighing at LeMay, while Eisenhower encountered a bigger trouble.
Compared with the navy floating on the sea, Eisenhower wanted to control the spread of domestic news, which was much more difficult. For Eisenhower, what made it even worse was that he had not been in charge of the U.S. Army in the Pacific for a long time and had not yet been able to establish
He has absolute authority, so not only the soldiers below are not too obedient to his orders, but also some officers are not very convinced of him. This results in that, although he can always issue the correct orders as soon as possible, the troops
However, his execution rate was so poor that he was still unable to complete the "reorganization" work he prescribed, which made him dare not launch an attack easily, let alone realize his intention of "using a victory to rebuild the confidence of the troops."
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Ironically, after taking over the Philippines from the Japanese in Southeast Asia, the U.S. military set up its main camp in Bataan. At this moment, standing on a watchtower at the main camp in Bataan, Eisenhower held a loudspeaker in his hand and was speaking.
He persuaded the restless soldiers in the barracks with earnest words.
"Soldiers, this is Eisenhower. I don't know where you got the information from, but I can tell you for sure that it is a rumor. Yes, there were some small riots in some parts of the country, but they have now been quelled.
.What? You want me to provide evidence. We are tens of thousands of kilometers away from the mainland. How can I provide the evidence you want... We are soldiers, and it is our bounden duty to safeguard national interests. Think about your parents, wives,
Children, aren’t we fighting here just to let them live a better life? Believe me, because of your heroic performance here today, your relatives will be proud of you. America will always be proud of you.
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In that time and space, Eisenhower ended up serving two consecutive terms as President of the United States. Therefore, his speech ability was quite good. However, since the seeds of riots had been sown, if he just wanted to extinguish them with a few spits, he was a bit underestimating his subordinates.