The past is never dead, it isn’t even past
Supremacy at Sea The Second World War can be seen as a succession of phases, or campaign events, each of which in terms of timeline and effect had its own impact on the course and outcome of the war. The two big turning points in the Second World War both occurred in...
Evan Mawdsley, by mid-44 in what state was the Imperial Japanese Navy? In May 1944, the commanders of the American Pacific Fleet thought that it was unlikely that the IJN would sortie from the Philippines to defend the Marianas Islands. This was due to their estimate...
The Admirals Who Won the Central Pacific Battles Raymond Spruance and Marc “Pete” Mitscher were the two admirals who led the decisive advance across the Central Pacific in the first six months of 1944. Admiral Spruance commanded the Central Pacific Force (later the...
