The Battle of Midway And The Passing of The Torch

Townhall.com ^ | June 10, 2013 | Kurt Schlichter

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Four weeks later, because of that uniquely American initiative and hard work, Yorktown was able to sail off to its last battle.

It was much more impressive than that - from entering the dry dock to sailing for Midway, Yorktown was repaired in 48 hours.

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Shattered Sword is the most original work on Midway since Fuchida's work.

One of the most interesting assertions the book made was it wasn't the loss of Japanese aircrews in the battle that hurt the Japanese navy, it was the loss of trained mechanics aboard the carriers - maintenance men the US had in abundance because of the average American man's relative familiarity with machines.

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Lautenberg did trivial stuff, except when he was feathering his own nest. He pushed the law that eliminate the possibility of a individual to work as a contract employee, contracting directly with the paying company. Now, you have to go through some 3rd party contracting outfit, like Lautenberg’s ADP.