[rlmorel]

The Battle of Savo Island is one of the most gripping battles, in my opinion.

Part of the reason (and it is nearly unknown to the general public nowadays) is that we and the Japanese had a hand on each other's throat and were fairly evenly matched at that point in many ways.

Everyone seems to think that the victory against Japan was a foregone conclusion...but in 1942 things were very much in doubt, and we got our asses kicked but good at Savo. But we did learn from the loss of so many men.

[Locomotive Breath]

Anyone else read "The Last of the Tin Can Sailors. It was part of the invasion of the Philippines, but I'd love them to do the story of "Taffy 3". Took on a whole Japanese battle fleet with a couple of rowboats and a kayak or two. And that's only a little bit of an exaggeration.