LUT 1
John Hummel
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LUT1 - Language and Communication: Presentation Script
March 28, 2012
Bombs, Booms and Bangs! How the U.S. Navy went from bottom of Pearl Harbor to the world’s most powerful naval power.
In the aftermath of the worst year of war in the history of the U.S. Navy turn stunning failure into sustained success.
We all know about the complete defeat the U.S. Navy suffered at the hands of the
Imperial Japanese Navy on December 7, 1941.
Whoever not many know that for the rest of 1941, the U. S. Navy suffered losses at almost every other naval battle in that year. This became so bad that survivors of these disasters were sworn to secrecy, to help stop many in the U. S. into believing that the war with Japan, was a lost cause.
However, many of today when looking at the Global U.S. Navy of today, fail to recall that it was the very disastrous losses of 1941 that changes in Strategy, Technology and
Leadership.
On December 6th 1941, the U.S. Navy firmly believed that it was the Naval leader in all of the Pacific.
After all, they had the biggest battleship fleet in the world, a huge arsenal of planes and
Men in the strategic locations that would easily stop any aggression by Japan if they dared to consider attacking any American interest. They also knew that they had some of the oldest and seasoned Admirals in the world. Ones who did not need to know about new technology as long
as they could command the leviathans, the dreadnaught battleships, which had been the center of
U.S. Naval strategy for over 60 years.
However as the last of Admiral Nagumo’s airplane banked triumphantly away from the smoking ruins of the US Pacific Fleet, many in America’s militaries leadership believed that
American ” A revolutionary change in strategy was required of the military” (Wukovits, John
(2010-08-03). Admiral "Bull" Halsey: The Life and Wars of the Navy's Most Controversial
Commander (p. 53).
Since none of the U.S. Navies Aircraft Carriers
000236958
LUT1 - Language and Communication: Presentation Script
March 28, 2012
Bombs, Booms and Bangs! How the U.S. Navy went from bottom of Pearl Harbor to the world’s most powerful naval power.
In the aftermath of the worst year of war in the history of the U.S. Navy turn stunning failure into sustained success.
We all know about the complete defeat the U.S. Navy suffered at the hands of the
Imperial Japanese Navy on December 7, 1941.
Whoever not many know that for the rest of 1941, the U. S. Navy suffered losses at almost every other naval battle in that year. This became so bad that survivors of these disasters were sworn to secrecy, to help stop many in the U. S. into believing that the war with Japan, was a lost cause.
However, many of today when looking at the Global U.S. Navy of today, fail to recall that it was the very disastrous losses of 1941 that changes in Strategy, Technology and
Leadership.
On December 6th 1941, the U.S. Navy firmly believed that it was the Naval leader in all of the Pacific.
After all, they had the biggest battleship fleet in the world, a huge arsenal of planes and
Men in the strategic locations that would easily stop any aggression by Japan if they dared to consider attacking any American interest. They also knew that they had some of the oldest and seasoned Admirals in the world. Ones who did not need to know about new technology as long
as they could command the leviathans, the dreadnaught battleships, which had been the center of
U.S. Naval strategy for over 60 years.
However as the last of Admiral Nagumo’s airplane banked triumphantly away from the smoking ruins of the US Pacific Fleet, many in America’s militaries leadership believed that
American ” A revolutionary change in strategy was required of the military” (Wukovits, John
(2010-08-03). Admiral "Bull" Halsey: The Life and Wars of the Navy's Most Controversial
Commander (p. 53).
Since none of the U.S. Navies Aircraft Carriers