12-31-2016, 11:35 PM
(12-31-2016, 10:33 AM)Cynic Hero 86 Wrote: > Taiwan at its closest point to the mainland is over 120 miles away
> from the mainland. By contrast britain's closest point to Europe
> is only 20 mIles away at Dover and because of those 20 miles
> Hitler was unable to invade Britain even though he controlled the
> entire western European coast in 1940.
And yet, traveling in the other direction, the Allies were able to
launch an invasion of Germany from England.