"How Intelligence Played A Key Role In The U.S. Victory..." Topic
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Tango01 | 04 Jun 2016 9:25 p.m. PST |
… At Midway 74 Years Ago. "The Battle of Midway in June of 1942 was one of the most important naval battles in world history and a turning point in the Second World War. Between June 4 and 7, aircraft from aircraft carriers Enterprise, Yorktown, and Hornet of the U.S. Navy's Task Forces 16 and 17 ambushed and sank the Imperial Japanese Navy's carrier force that only six months before had attacked Pearl Harbor and terrorized the Pacific. The Battle of Midway is important to memorialize and remember for many reasons. Among these reasons is that it is an inexhaustible source of still-relevant lessons on how to successfully apply intelligence at all levels of war…." From main page link Amicalement Armand |
Dynaman8789 | 05 Jun 2016 5:30 a.m. PST |
Very little on the actual "intelligence" part of the history in that article. Just read "Pacific Crucible" by Ian Toll and it is excellent – it has a lot of detail on the intelligence operation and the friction with the DC based intelligence service officers – and the raw deal that Rocheforte would get after the battle. |
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