Tom Hone recently wrote a marvelous depiction of the Battle of Midway right here on WOTR. As he pointed out, our intrepid pilots and the carrier fleet, supported by great intelligence work, turned the tide in the Pacific.  The U.S. had been forced onto the defensive by Pearl Harbor and by pre-war planning delusions. In fact, … Continue reading Talkin’ World War II: Blockades & Subs in the Pacific