Oh, my... I've done it again. Got myself wrapped up in another battle. An account of the 1942 engagement in the Coral Sea. Pretty much familiar. Well, everybody knows about the Lady Lex and breaking Jap naval codes, right? Breezing through.
Downloaded it along with Cervantes and George Eliot. Middlemarch. Loved Silas Marner years ago. Should keep me occupied.
One of the things about these war histories is the very small credit given the logistical and maintenance people. All the capability rested on technology and supply. Most of the narrative focuses on command and the pilots. Nothing from the hanger deck, flight line or staff. An incredible synergy of effort - the rationale problematic.
Nothing vicarious; just getting briefed.
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