Comments by "John Fisher" (@johnfisher9692) on "The Impact of Mahan on Naval History - Decisively more than just battles" video.

Another great video Drach It's just my opinion but I think the Japanese in WW2 were so wedded to the Decisive Battle Doctrine because it did work for them once before, the battle of Tsushima Shortly after that battle Russia sued for peace whereas some modern theorists think if she had not the weaker Japanese economy would have forced them to negotiate for peace. The Japanese in turn did not examine the true reason for their stunning victory, that they basically had every possible advantage there was except sheer numbers and those superior Russian numbers were NOT an advantage. In this particular case quantity was not a quality all of its own, Thus they formed their own decisive battle doctrine based on the enemy doing what you think they will.
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