sharlin, yes, having to handle Mountbatten and MacArthur at the same time calls to mind Churchill's joke about the two men being six thousand miles apart and whether that should be sufficient.:D
The battle of the Otranto Straits was especially interesting as it involved subs, air power, and such factors. I could definitely suggest a book on the subject and nations involved to those interested.
How is Nassirisimo wrong?
WIth Syria crumbling Sadat decided that he must change the plans to provide aid to Syria, especially generous given Syria's behavior in 1967.
Given how many soldiers Japan has stuck in China I would expect this to be a very bad idea once the Red Army arrives in force to counterattack.
Let a fair portion of the Red Army head west and Hitler will be wondering just how wise this Japanese move was for him...
It would be entirely reasonable for the Spanish ambassador to throw a wild party with gifts to celebrate the rise of the Spanish position in England, not to mention that of cousin Arthur.
In fact it was Syria's poor performence which convinced Sadat to intervene against the Eygptian plan, which had made history in terms of proceeding as it was intended to, a very rare thing in history.:(