I just finished Spector's comprehensive book on the battle in the Pacific during WWII between the US and Japan. He does a great job of capturing the essentials of each battle. You can tell he doesn't care much for MacArthur, but I don't blame him much because MacArthur was an attention whore of the finest degree.
You get the feeling throughout the book that Japan never really stood a chance once the US entered the war because the US' industrial might was able to churn out plane after plane and tank after tank. Japan would've been better served by not attacking Pearl Harbor since they ultimately only knocked one ship permanently out of commission and brought the US into the war before Japan was really ready to deal with it.
I didn't realize the depth of the animosity between services, but I guess they both felt they needed to justify their existence. It seems the same divisions were seen in the Japanese army as well. The navy was gearing up to one decisive battle like back in the day, but warfare had evolved beyond.
This book is the third book on WWII I've read for my challenge.
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