 | 1945 - 1030 pages
...reports that a large force was headed toward him. . . As the primary mission of the American forces . . . was to capture the Marianas, the Saipan amphibious operations had to be protected. . . at all costs. . . Admiral Spruance was rightly guided by this basic mission. He therefore operated... | |
 | Emmet P. Forrestel - History - 1966 - 312 pages
...surveillance. Fleet Admiral King in his book expressed approval of Spruance's judgment in these words: "As the primary mission of the American forces in...what developed into the Battle of the Philippine Sea, Spruance was rightly guided by this basic obligation." In a letter written in 1952, Admiral Spruance... | |
 | William Geffen - Armed Forces - 1969 - 398 pages
...Spruance's action in that battle, which turned out so successfully, was for the only right reason. Later Admiral King wrote "As the primary mission of the...amphibious operations had to be protected from enemy (fleet) interference at all costs." 1 Admiral Spruance was not the type who made mistakes. He had a... | |
 | William Geffen - Armed Forces - 1969 - 392 pages
...Spruance's action in that battle, which turned out so successfully, was for the only right reason. Later Admiral King wrote "As the primary mission of the...amphibious operations had to be protected from enemy (fleet) interference at all costs."1 Admiral Spruance was not the type who made mistakes. He had a... | |
 | Harold J. Goldberg - History - 2007 - 297 pages
...runs in aerial warfare."39 In contrast, both King and Nimitz defended Spruance. King insisted that "the Saipan amphibious operations had to be protected...what developed into the battle of the Philippine Sea, Spruance was rightly guided by this basic obligation. He therefore operated aggressively to the westward... | |
 | William Tuohy - Admirals - 2007 - 428 pages
...depend on the carrier planes to find an elusive enemy? Admiral King supported Spruance's decision. "As the primary mission of the American forces in...was to capture the Marianas, the Saipan amphibious actions had to be protected from enemy interference at all costs. Spruance was rightly guided by this... | |
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As the primary mission of the American forces in the area was to capture the Marianas, the Saipan amphibious operations had to be protected from enemy interference at all costs. In his plans for what developed into the battle of the Philippine Sea, Spruance... 