Formosa (Taiwan), and a portion of the South China Coast were crucial to achieving air and naval in the region. Once these possessions came under Allied control, planners predicted they would have the ability to sever the communication and supply lines between the Japanese homeland and southern forces, dividing the Japanese military in two. Allied battle plans placed the priority on Luzon, which would host naval and air bases from which to launch attacks on the remaining objectives. The Luzon Campaign
relationship problems that persisted throughout Operation Husky. Joint planning provides the common basis for mutual understanding of joint operations. General Montgomery’s unilateral development of the Operation Husky plan denied key ground, air and naval forces leaders the opportunity to participate in the joint planning process. This stovepipe planning prevented the maturation of mutual operational understanding that is critical to effective unified
Pacific Theater happened; several battles could lay claim for that designation for the American forces. While cases can be made for each of these battles (perhaps Pearl Harbor, Okinawa, Iwo Jima, or even Leyte), this analysis will only focus on two: the naval conflict at Midway and the battle for Guadalcanal. Midway has been widely recognized as the first major American victory in the Pacific. The battle signaled a move from defense to offense, enabling American forces (Army, Navy, and Marine Corps) to
The Allied invasion of Sicily was the largest amphibious assault ever conducted in history until the invasion of France. Operation Husky proved to be an important learning process for the Allies as it convinced General Eisenhower that confusing command relationships prevented total success in Sicily and persuaded him to take a more active role in the command and control of operations and the integration of all assets. Operations Husky is a perfect example to demonstrate how a lack of commander’s
Grant began a two-pronged assault on Vicksburg. A primary force of cavalry was to distract and draw out Confederate forces while the second force, headed by Major General Sherman, sailed along the Mississippi river to bombard the remaining forces of Vicksburg. The initial attack
After the stock market crash in 1929, the Great Depression had begun. At the time, many people believed President Herbert Hoover had foreseen the depression and had not done enough to prevent or end it. The public desperately needed a new leader, so they turned to Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He promised great government programs and reforms. With his first election, he introduced programs such as the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, the Agricultural Adjustment Act, and the National Industrial Recovery