A New Look at Victory in the Pacific

Arguing ef- fectively that the Central Pacific cam- paign was the decisive offensive of the Pacific War, the author suggests that since this was the theater where marines and soldiers were most likely to be fighting alongside each other, it provides an excellent opportunity to examine the origins an...

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Published inArmy Vol. 64; no. 11; p. 85
Main Author Farrell, Kevin W
Format Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Arlington Association of the US Army 01.11.2014
Subjects
Armed forces
Military history
Military personnel
World War II
Saipan
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Summary:Arguing ef- fectively that the Central Pacific cam- paign was the decisive offensive of the Pacific War, the author suggests that since this was the theater where marines and soldiers were most likely to be fighting alongside each other, it provides an excellent opportunity to examine the origins and evolution of joint doctrine and its execution on the ground in one of the most challenging environments the U.S. military has ever encountered. [...]Ralph Smith's relief has colored all histories of the Pacific the- ater and threatened interservice coop- eration for a generation."
ISSN:0004-2455