[kiryandil]

Herman Wouk’s War and Rememberance is a must read to understand the incredible sacrifice of the torpedo plane squadrons....they knew their mission was virtually doomed to fail, and that they would probably all be killed.

Lt. Commander John C. Waldron ignored the rest of the Hornet Strike Group, when they wouldn't follow his hunch, and struck out for the fight on his own.

He took his men of Torpedo 8 directly to the enemy, and sucked the Japanese CAP down to the deck.

Too bad for their charges, the Japanese carriers...

[central_va]

The Caine Mutiny is a must read.