It’s a bright November morning in the Solomon Sea. Aboard the Japanese heavy cruiser Chokai, Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa surveys his regrouping fleet with confidence. The destroyers glide ahead in ...
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The Night the US Navy Lost 4 Cruisers Due to Bureaucracy and Overconfidence
The Battle of Savo Sound in 1942 was a catastrophic Allied defeat caused by a “fatal lethargy of mind” and overconfidence.
On December 8, 1941, an Allied naval officer might reasonably have thought to himself “It’s not that bad.Really, could be worse.” The United States Navy (USN) could still pack a punch, and it could ...
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