Before the second world war, these guys didn't like each other at all often. And they feel the same way, and it colors their ability to work with their counterparts in the other services. Every major action early in the pacific war involved a dimension of inter service rancor. Vicious brawls erupted nightly between sailors, marines and soldiers. Pilots of different services took satisfaction in buzzing a rival's airfield and aircraft.
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.