ABSTRACT
T hi
s ar
ti cl
e th
us e
xa m
in es
t w
o ep
is od
es f
ro m
tw
en ti
et h-
ce nt
ur y
m il
it ar
y hi
st or
y ta
ke n
fr om
th
e Fi
rs t
W or
ld W
ar a
nd t
he i
nt er
-w ar
p er
io d.
M il
it ar
y hi
st or
y pr
ov id
es c
or e
fe at
ur es
t o
st ra
te gi
c th
in ki
ng ,f
or e
xa m
pl e,
t he
si
m il
ar it
y be
tw ee
n th
e bl
ue o
ce an
s tr
at eg
ic c
on ce
pt a
nd “
is la
nd h
op pi
ng ”
or
“L ea
pf ro
gg in
g” ,t
he m
il it
ar y
st ra
te gy
e m
pl oy
ed b
y th
e A
ll ie
s in
t he
P ac
ifi c
W
ar a
ga in
st J
ap an
d ur
in g
W or
ld W
ar T
w o.
