Let me preface my next comments by pointing out that I haven't bought into any of the recent discussions regarding WWII and the participation of various nations in it. I didn't get involved in the "Who could have won WWII" thread, in part because my knowledge level sits far below other participants in the conversation. So I'm not carrying any baggage or butt-hurt from the discussions earlier this week.
RN7, the way I read it, "all on their own" was you paraphrasing, not making a direct quote from an author. Then you justified it with "at sea what percentage of the Allied naval vessels and aircraft were American from 1942 onwards?". I'm not accusing you of criticizing the Australian armed forces, in fact I'd be surprised if you did as your posts are almost uniformly reasoned and well-informed. I took umbrage at the almost casual total editing-out of Australia's contribution to the Pacific war, small though that contribution might have been.
Unkated, "Didn't we just go through this idiocy in another topic?" means nothing to me. I wasn't involved. On a per capita basis, Australia and New Zealand expended huge amounts of blood, sweat and tears in both world wars, so yeah, we get a little touchy when our contributions, modest as they may have been, get dismissed as not worth a mention in the grand scheme of things. I didn't post what I wrote as some piece of attention seeking faux-outrage. Do you recall me having a history of that sort of behavior on these forums?
Whether any of you care about me taking offence as I did, well that's your business.
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