Subdeacon Joe Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Midway. God bless their brave souls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 https://www.thecipherbrief.com/column/strategic-view/battle-midway-still-teaches-value-intelligence-decisive-action-1091 Quote June 4 marks the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, the greatest naval battle in American history and the turning point of World War II in the Pacific. At Midway, a larger Japanese fleet was surprised and defeated by smaller, less combat-experienced U.S. naval forces. Victory was enabled by superb intelligence, advanced by sound decision-making, and assured by skill, courage, and sacrifice. Its lessons for war planning, war fighting, and war winning are as applicable today as they were in 1942. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 For me, this has always been one of the most fascinating battles of the war. I just posted about it on Facebook. The story of USS Yorktown alone is amazing to me. Weeks in dry dock was exchanged for a couple of days of patching to get her sailing. As I mentioned there, it has long seemed to me that very little went right for the Americans, but enough went right to seal a victory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.