An edition of Disaster At Savo Island, 1942
(2002)
Disaster At Savo Island, 1942
by David E. Quantock and Army War College (U.S.)
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT iii
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS vii
DISASTER AT SAVO ISLAND, 1942 1
THE BATTLE OF SAVO ISLAND 1
STRATEGIC OVERVIEW 1.
KEY FIGURES/COMPOSITION/DISPOSITION OF ALLIED/JAPANESE FORCES 4
JAPANESE COMPOSITION/DISPOSITION OF FORCES 4
ALLIED COMPOSITION/DISPOSITION OF FORCES 6
THE BATTLE 8
ESSENCE OF THE DEBACLE 12
COMMAND AND CONTROL 12
COMMAND CLIMATE 15
CONTRIBUTING CAUSES 15
DOCTRINE 15
OPERATION SHOESTRING 16
PROTECTION OF THE CARRIER BATTLE GROUP 17
THE ART OF SURPRISE 18
INTELLIGENCE 19
TRAINING 22
TORPEDOES 24
TACTICAL DISPOSITION 24
READINESS 26
COMMUNICATIONS 26
CONCLUSION 21
ENDNOTES 29
BIBLIOGRAPHY
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
FIGURE 1 - PACIFIC AREA OF OPERATIONS 2
FIGURE 2 - THE SOLOMON ISLANDS. .3.
FIGURE 3 - ADMIRAL MIKAWA'S PATH TOWARDS SAVO ISLAND 5
FIGURE 4 - THE BATTLE OF SAVO ISLAND 9
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1 - 8th JAPANESE FLEET 4.
TABLE 2 - OPERATION WATCHTOWER 7.
TABLE 3 - SECURITY FOR GUADALCANAL, 8-9 AUGUST 1942 8
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