by Richard Dunn | Jun 19, 2026 | Allied Forces, Japanese
By the summer of 1943, Allied leaders had begun laying the groundwork for a major offensive across the Central Pacific. While the coming battles at Tarawa and the Gilbert Islands would become famous, the months preceding those operations are often overlooked. Between...
by Richard Dunn | Jun 9, 2026 | Allied Forces, Japanese
When historians discuss the Central Pacific campaign of World War II, attention typically focuses on the major amphibious invasions that began in late 1943. Yet months before the famous island-hopping offensive gained momentum, American and Japanese forces were...
by Richard Dunn | Mar 18, 2026 | Allied Forces, Japanese
The Shift Toward Precision Warfare Precision strike is often viewed as a modern development, but its foundations were laid during the Second World War. Faced with the limitations of conventional bombing—particularly against maneuvering warships—military planners and...
by Richard Dunn | Sep 11, 2025 | Allied Forces
In December 1939, the U.S. War Department directed the Hawaiian Department, the senior Army command in Hawaii, to establish a capability to detect and track aircraft in the vicinity of the islands. Plans for an Aircraft Warning Service (AWS) were to be formulated by...
by Richard Dunn | Jul 29, 2025 | Allied Forces
What more could be said about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii in December 1941 that has not already been said? At first I thought about Lieutenant Kermit Tyler and his “Well, don’t worry about it” or “Forget it” comment in response to a telephone report...
by Richard Dunn | May 5, 2025 | Allied Forces
Few figures loom as large in the transformation of American military technology as Bernard (Bennie) Schriever. More engineer than warrior, Schriever nonetheless helped reshape the U.S. Air Force’s strategic posture during the Cold War—not through bombers or...
