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RE: The piece of the cold war nobody told you about - Africa's forgotten war - the air battles .
This is really interesting. It sucks that places like Africa are forgotten about during conflicts and especially the Cold War. One of the most interesting wars. It is similar to how many doesn't hear about the Asian fronts in the World Wars
Not Hollywood mass appeal material I guess
That is so very true. Why is it that the WW2 battles in Western Europe are more famous than ones in Asia. General Douglas MacArthur had to fight island by island from Australia to Japan. Across the the vast pacific Ocean with fierce Japanese resistance
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_MacArthur#World_War_II
While his former desk clerk, Eisenhower, had to jump over a puddle (English Channel) , help the French free their country and wait for the Russian to take Berlin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower#In_service_of_generals
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower#Liberation_of_France_and_victory_in_Europe