Comments by "" (@BobSmith-dk8nw) on "Admiral Chester Nimitz - Master of the Pacific" video.

I like that picture at the end of Nimitz and Eisenhower. They're looking at each other as if thinking "Thank God. Someone I have to deal with who isn't an idiot." A few other things. Kimmel had ordered, I believe Lexington , act as a "Diversion" while Saratoga tried to relieve Wake. If_Lexington_ had been with Saratoga they might have had a better chance to deal with the Japanese there. As to MacArthur - it just made sense that the Army was in command in New Guinea since it's a pretty big island and a lot of what happened there was land based. Also, much of the Allied Troops on New Guinea were from the Australian Army. Another part of the problem the Navy had - was that they didn't have good charts for that area - and were concerned about sending ships into waters where they might have a problem. Here, MacArthur's forces organized a large number of smaller boats that were more suited and to some extent more familiar with the waters around New Guinea to carry their supplies and reinforcements around the island to the north side of it, in addition to the ships the Navy did provide. Much of what acted in support of the Army - was it's Air Power. As to the Army on Guadalcanal - it was on Guadalcanal. Recently arrived Army troops from the 25th Infantry Division - were in fact employed in defeating one of the Japanese offensives. In addition to reinforcing the Marines - the Army also eventually relieved them. The Jungle tends to use units up - and after a while - the 1st and 2nd Marine Divisions had been largely used up and needed to be withdrawn. It was the Army which finished the occupation of the island. .
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