More Things I've Learned

Thing 1:
Battle of Fredericksburg. A frontal assault across open terrain, uphill, against an enemy behind sturdy fortifications (a thick stone wall) with artillery in the heights behind. Might as well have called it a sneak preview of WWI.

Thing 2:
Lee's operations in the Battle of Chancellorsville was a brilliant demonstration of using speed and maneuvers to defeat a superior enemy. It probably made him overconfident going into Gettysburg 8 weeks later, though.

Thing 3:
The Dornier 335 Arrow was a surprisingly big-ass plane - about the size of a P-61. Wonder how maneuverable it was.

Thing 4:
The Arado 234 was a tiny thing, for a bomber. Looked smaller than the Me 262.

Thing 5:
The Mars rovers are tall enough to look me in the eye.