Admiral Spruance - Masterminding Midway to Taking Tarawa
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Published 2024-08-07
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The Quiet Warrior: a biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance - Buell, Thomas B.
Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, USN; A Study In Command - Admiral E. P. Forestel
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All Comments (21)
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Pinned post for Q&A :)
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These “pocket” professional biographies of the various admirals and key personnel are absolutely great. I wish YouTube contained more historical content producers with the same level of quality and quantity that Drachinifel seemingly produces so easily. However, one only need survey YouTube more broadly to quickly realize that what Drach does is neither easy nor quick. You really have a gift for this Drach, and thank you for sharing it with the world. We are in your debt.
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You know you’ve got a raging Drach addiction when 40 minutes of Drach on Spruance just isn’t enough.
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I can't imagine how it felt for Spruance at Midway, knowing the potential consequences if he did anything wrong.
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Nice, new Drach video to listen to when I drive to work tomorrow
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Ironically the total chaos of the American air strikes helped because the Japanese had no idea what to expect next or from where.
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Thank you Mr. Drach for your absolutely excellent biographies. You are a truly gifted man.
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I served on USS Kinkaid DD 965 1987-89; Spruance Class Destroyer
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Glad to see that Spruance is getting deserved recognition, so tired of people thinking that Halsey win the pacific war on his own, or thinking that he was the one on midway, hell, they even joke about it in family guy.
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Nice video for the drive home from work!
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And on today's episode of Everybody loves Raymond.
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you get a feeling that drach is not a fan of Gen Mcarthur..
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Ahhhh Drach. Hitting it out of the park again. Most excellent, can’t wait for the next episode. Salute!
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On a separate note: It's great to see you are moderating the discussion "Leyte Gulf at 80". I'd love to attend, but it is during my already planned cross country motorcycle trip.
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Was eagerly awaiting this. The US was so fortunate to have a leader of Spruance’s capabilities in the Pacific
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5 minutes in and there are already 30 likes on this post. every body getting eager for a Spruance- geek-off hosted by the one and only, the giant of our times, Drachinifel, protector of the sacred lore, holder of the great seal, the CHANNEL MASTER and grand sea lord. all bow to his wizardry and video editing and narration prowess!!!
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Superb work Drach. Looking foward to part three.
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Amazing how far the Japanese were ahead of us in launching strikes in a shorter period of time. Fortunately our advantage in damage control saved us.
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Browning was nearly one of Japan's best officers.
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Down a deep hole researching the Pacific war last few months. What a pleasant surprise this is! Thanks!
