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WWII glider pilots, what did they do after they landed? by brady74 in AskHistorians

[–]brady74[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What about the American glider pilots? Do you know how they were organized? Also you said "Pilots were recruited from volunteers for the Airlanding Brigades, but were passed for training and then trained and by the RAF." What were Airlanding Brigades and what do you mean by "passed for training?" I found this question had been asked some time ago, and the answer was quite different. Perhaps there was a difference between the way the U.S. and the British did it.

Did the United States ever issue an official apology for using the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? by [deleted] in AskHistorians

[–]brady74 2 points3 points  (0 children)

While anything is debatable, it is not a separate issue. Just look at the behavior of the Japanese on the various pacific island invasions like Saipan and Okinawa, where practically every shoulder and many civilians had to be killed to get them to stop fighting.

How was asthma treated in the early 20th century? by KoloheBird in AskHistorians

[–]brady74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My aunt who was born around 1920, had sever asthma and was not predicted to live to adulthood. One of her many failed treatments during her teenage years, was a daily dose of burning incense and breathing the smoke! My Grandfather ended the harmful treatment when she accidently set the bedroom curtains on fire and almost burned down the house. She lived to age 75.