Turkey Shoot
At the Diplomat, we’re having a bit of a conversation about the Battle of Philippine Sea…
Ben Ho Wan Beng’s excellent recap in The Diplomat of 1944’s Battle of Philippine Sea holds some interesting lessons for how we think about military power and how learning affects the prospects of victory in battle. Ben ably works through the tactical details and dilemmas of the battle, leaving space for working through some of the broader strategic and institutional lessons. In this context, what’s really interesting about the Battle of Philippine Sea is how key factors in the balance between U.S. and Japanese forces changed between 1942 and 1944