143 - Inside the Japanese OODA loop on Guadalcanal - Vandegrift and 3rd Matanikau

The Principles of War - Lessons from Military History on Strategy, Tactics and Leadership. by James Eling

Feb 15, 202641:42Society & Culture

Maruyama vs Vandegrift in the fight to control the Matanikau River. The 3rd Battle of the Matanikau Part I - This is the ninth episode of our Guadalcanal series with historian and author Dave Holland. This episode discus...

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