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Campaigns · July 15, 2024
Guadalcanal: What Japan Could Have Done to Win
After Savo Island, the Japanese had the Marines isolated and beachable. They squandered it. A look at why the Solomons turned the tide of the Pacific.
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History · July 9, 2024
Aviation's Leap in WWI: How Airplanes Evolved During the War
From flimsy reconnaissance kites to synchronized-gun fighters, bombers, and the first aircraft carrier — four years that built modern military aviation.
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Doctrine · July 9, 2024
The Schlieffen Delusion
Schlieffen's plan to knock France out in a month and pivot to Russia ignored the enemy's vote, the logistics, and the leadership it would need. The chain of failures that started the Great War.
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