What the U.S. Military Can Still Learn From the Pacific Theater in World War II
A collection of Pacific War oral histories contains many interesting insights worth considering.
Let’s clear away bureaucratic underbrush—and recapture the spirit of the Pacific War.
James Holmes is J. C. Wylie Chair of Maritime Strategy at the Naval War College and coauthor of Red Star over the Pacific, which appears on the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Professional Reading Lists. The views voiced here are his alone.
This piece first appeared last year and is being republished due to reader interest.