Today in History
Jun 4, 2017 07:27:55 #
Today in history, in 1942, the Battle of Midway began. This was the beginning of the end for the Japanese in WWII, as it ended their naval supremacy in the Pacific. The Japanese fleet never recovered from the losses the US Navy inflicted on them during this fight. In the Pacific Theater, Naval superiority was the determining factor. Without it, you lose.
Jun 4, 2017 07:29:10 #
Jun 4, 2017 07:42:35 #
slatten49
Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
Loki wrote:
Today in history, in 1942, the Battle of Midway began. This was the beginning of the end for the Japanese in WWII, as it ended their naval supremacy in the Pacific. The Japanese fleet never recovered from the losses the US Navy inflicted on them during this fight. In the Pacific Theater, Naval superiority was the determining factor. Without it, you lose.
Yes, and it set the stage for our Pacific 'island-hopping campaign.' Indeed, naval & air superiority largely determined the result in the efforts of our beach landings and ferocious battles on each of those islands. Thanks for posting, Loki.
Thought for the day: "Reputation is a bubble which a man bursts when he tries to blow it for himself." — Emma Carleton, American journalist (1850-1925).
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