The Battle of Saipan and Army-Marine Leadership Conflict in the Pacific

In this episode, Lt.Col. Brian Kerg joins me to talk about the Battle of Saipan in June/July 1944, and the leadership challenges that arose at the time, resulting in a Marine Corps Officer relieving an Army Officer.

Links

Commanding the Pacific: Marine Corps Generals in World War II by Stephen R. Taaffe (Amazon)

Coral and Brass by Holland M. Smith (Amazon)

Howlin Mad vs. The Army: Conflict in Command, Saipan 1944 by Harry Gailey (Amazon)

New Guinea and the Marianas: March 1944 - August 1944 by Samuel Eliot Morison (Amazon)

To the Marianas: War in the Central Pacific 1944 by Edwin Hoyt (Amazon)

Mother of Tanks website (http://www.motheroftanks.com/podcast/)

Bonus Content (https://www.patreon.com/c/motheroftanks)