Category Archives: world war two in the pacific
An Invincible Fleet and a Flawed Plan: The Japanese at Midway
Note: This is the first of a series of articles coming over the next few days about the Battle of Midway, a major turning point of the Second World War. The Battleship Yamato, Flagship of the Combined Fleet and symbol … Continue reading
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The Intangible Force of Morale: A Leadership Lesson from Field Marshal William Slim
Field Marshal William Slim Field Marshal William Slim was one of the most brilliant commanders of the Second World War. He gets little press and there are not a lot of books written about him. Slim was one of those … Continue reading
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Flush Decks and Four Pipes: The Wickes and Clemson Class Destroyers
USS Pope DD-225 The destroyers of the Wickes and Clemson classes defined the destroyer force of the U.S. Navy. In 1916 with the advent of the submarine as an effective weapon of war the Navy realized that its pervious classes … Continue reading
The Next Generation: The North Carolina Class Battleships
This is the fourth in a series of six articles on the battleships built under the provision of the Washington and London Naval Treaty limitations in the 1930s. I am not including the ships which were completed in the immediate … Continue reading
British Bulwarks: The King George V Class Battleships
HMS King George V This is the third in a series of five articles on the battleships built under the provision of the Washington and London Naval Treaty limitations in the 1930s. I am not including the ships which were … Continue reading
Four of a Kind: The Illustrious Class Aircraft Carriers
HMS Illustrious in 1944 In the mid-1930s the Royal Navy recognized the need to develop and built new Fleet Carriers. The Illustrious Class of four ships was ordered as part of the 1936 Naval Program. The four ships of the … Continue reading
Early British Aircraft Carriers: HMS Argus, Furious, Eagle, Courageous, Glorious, Hermes and Ark Royal
The British Royal Navy was the first to grasp the importance of the aircraft carrier and the first to embark on a carrier construction program and establish a Fleet Air Arm. Between the end of the First World War and … Continue reading
The Ships of Pearl Harbor: A Comprehensive List with Short Histories of Each Ship
Last year I wrote a piece called The Battleships of Pearl Harbor. I followed that with an article this year entitled “Forgotten on the Far Side of Ford Island: The USS Utah, USS Raleigh, USS Detroit and USS Tangier. Of … Continue reading
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Forgotten on the Far Side of Ford Island: USS Utah, USS Detroit, USS Raleigh and USS Tangier
USS Utah BB-31 in 1920s When you visit Pearl Harbor most eyes are drawn to the USS Missouri and the USS Arizona Memorial on Battleship Row. On the mooring quays the names of the Battleships California, Oklahoma, Maryland, West Virginia, … Continue reading
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