What Can the U.S. Navy Learn from an Old World War II Operation?

What Can the U.S. Navy Learn from an Old World War II Operation?

Let’s clear away bureaucratic underbrush—and recapture the spirit of the Pacific War.

 

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 author of “Visualize Chinese Sea Power,” in the current issue of the Naval Institute Proceedings. The views voiced here are his alone.

 

This article is being republished due to reader interest.

Image: U.S. Navy, Flickr.