Talk:War Plan Red

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Anyone want to break the tie? Was it pure hypothetical or the real deal?

Can anyone provide me with the text of Defence Scheme 1? Albrecht 05:01, 30 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Same question as Albrecht. Also, I'm not sure if it was Portland, Oregon or Portland, Maine (from the order listed in the article, and that Maine would be attacked by sea, I suspected the former was intended). Antandrus 19:09, 24 Dec 2004 (UTC)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/29/AR2005122901412_3.html

The Canadian plan was developed by the country's director of military operations and intelligence, a World War I hero named James Sutherland "Buster" Brown. Apparently Buster believed that the best defense was a good offense: His "Defence Scheme No. 1" called for Canadian soldiers to invade the United States, charging toward Albany, Minneapolis, Seattle and Great Falls, Mont., at the first signs of a possible U.S. invasion.

"His plan was to start sending people south quickly because surprise would be more important than preparation," said Floyd Rudmin, a Canadian psychology professor and author of "Bordering on Aggression: Evidence of U.S. Military Preparations Against Canada," a 1993 book about both nations' war plans. "At a certain point, he figured they'd be stopped and then retreat, blowing up bridges and tearing up railroad tracks to slow the Americans down."

Brown's idea was to buy time for the British to come to Canada's rescue. Buster even entered the United States in civilian clothing to do some reconnaissance.

Xerex 23:31, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The Ninetenth Century

Para 3 of the article includes the sentence: "Although an Anglo-American war had been a real possibility in the nineteenth century, the likelihood of this declined substantially following the turn of the century".

I'm no expert, but this can't be right when a link at the bottom of the page goes to 'The War of 1812'. Surely 1812 is also in the nineteenth century ?

84.130.117.18 21:22, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

It should read "late 19th century". There was a very real possibility of war in the 1880's and 90's. Nik42 06:27, 30 July 2006 (UTC)