it was informative and interesting to hear of MacArthur's early war flaws in the Philippines and clashes with FDR. Though he became important later in the war and again in Korea, he lost his command for his disputes with Truman.
Ch 10 states that the war began before German admiral Raeder had the navy he wanted (that being a navy that emphasized surface ships) What would this suggest about Hitler's attention to the navy and the advice of his top commanders? Though the U-boat wolfpacks were victorious for a long time, they failed in the battle of the Atlantic. What role could the Bismarck have played against allied merchant vessel's if it had survived its maiden voyage? With so much hype and allied determination to stop it, was the Bismarck sinking without making an impact on the war bound to happen. The Bismarck is a good example of the battleship's end as the dominate force in war at sea- carriers and subs would take on this role after WW2.
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The Bismarck from a historical standpoint really was a propaganda tool used by both sides of the war for their own purposes. The launching of the Bismarck and its terror on the high seas was a statement to the German people of their greatness and invincibility. Although the German commanders knew the likely hood of its success, they thought that for a time it could present a problem to the Allies. The sinking of the Bismarck was used by the Allies, especially England, as victory statement to a fleet that really did not produce much news besides their own sinkings.
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