Admiral ernest king is a fascinating character, first of all to be the way he is in in his job, versus the way he was outside his job. King told his biographer that to form a sound strategy te you have to use imagination and horse sense. It always seemed to me that the navy was better equipped with strategical insight than the army. What passes for inter service rivalry is when the ribbing gets a bit lit after a very one sided football game.
Coral Sea, Midway and Guadalcanal are three of the most famous battles of the Second World War. Together they will shift the momentum in the Pacific theater and usher in the era of modern naval and amphibious warfare.