(April 28, 2011 at 12:25 pm)Gawdzilla Wrote: The deaths were more important that the ship losses to public opinion. Firstly, the actual amount of material damage was concealed at first. Secondly, men vs. metal is not even a contest. It's incredibly callus to simply write those folks off.
..and for any side, wether Russian, American, or German. Massive deaths like that deserve to be approached with caution REGARDLESS of your personal or political feelings.