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as a former Navy diver and a member of the Navy's first deep dive team and diving bell back in the 60's it is amazing that we never heard this story in all our training and work. Such a great story. Thank you!!

I'm a former Navy Diver & was a member of the Navy's first deep dive team and the ADSIV diving bell team. In all our training and work never heard of the Chamber Divers. Awesome story and so glad it is being told here!! Thanks so much

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Thank you for your service. You are certainly one of the greatest generation as was my father. God bless you!

I recently read this very well written book about Felix Sparks and his incredible life... It was a book that I couldn't put down, and was mesmerized by the story. It moved me to tears and I thought about my Uncle and realized why he didn't want to talk about 'IT'... I thought, if this were a movie, I wouldn't believe this actually happened, and would more likely think it was just a script... just a movie... just impossible. I'm moved now, listening to the author,,,, it IS such a powerful book. Thank You Mr Kershaw... This is a story that we need to "Never Forget".... and I appreciate your honesty & accuracy in describing the awful atrocities committed by the Nazi's at Dachau. I visited Auschwitz and couldn't speak.

My Uncle Tom also had a similar path in WWII, with an Armored Division under Gen Patton, and fought in Sicily, France, Bastogne, etc.. He always attended the reunions, which were ended because of dwindling survivor numbers... I regret not attending that 'Last Reunion'... He rarely talked about the war with us... It was simply known to "Not talk about it'... I loved him very much, a wonderful man & super Uncle. He passed away 10 years ago, and I attended his funeral at the Fort Custer VA National Cemetery in Kalamazoo, MI.

We Thank you for sacrificing America All People The Gift you given in The Peace Treaty in Crown of The Bronze Wall The Pacific (Heaven) The Atlantic (Earth) The Price of Freedom for Every Binary Star is on a Return All your Architects Design Contractors have done a Phenomenal job as Our Fiber Wire Core Together it is Our Country Independence whom brought in the Strand that brought America to Stand Together as One Nation in Circuits As we Labour to keeping Family First, Block by Block and Brick by Brick building our States County and Cities We Shall Rise to The Advancements. We Thank Our Military Soldiers and Troops for Your Dedication Ist in Honors. Outstanding Job

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My dad was captured at Dieppe, a Sgt. in the Essex Scottish. Is it your opinion that the sole purpose of the Dieppe Raid was to act as a cover for the commandos to slip in and pinch a 4 rotor Enigma? I want to write a memoir about my dad. He was a POW for the rest of the war. He survived and lived until 1973, but he suffered from extreme PTSD for the rest of his life. I have not read your book yet. I've been aware of it since it was published a few years ago and I will read it within the next few months.

Thank you, but have to wonder how the Japanese didn't figure their codes were broken, nor indeed even suspect for all a change would have cost them?

Great memory, and detailed recollection!

lives of us humans are so short. yet amazing how some individuals manage to fully fill their days. Exellent presentation. thank you, sir.

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Ww2 was run by Jewish interests on both sides. Churchill zionist

excellent biography

Excellent presentation. Thank you. As an amateur student of WWll US Naval history no one earned my respect and admiration more than did Admiral Spruance. When I was a young boy my grand parents owned a home on 17 Mile Drive in Pacific Grove just three doors down from the Admiral and Mrs Spruance. I so wanted just to knock and meet him but never had the courage. I regret that to this day.

What a wonderful 37 minutes I just spent. Thank you.

Can someone please explain why Admiral Spruance was not at the surrender ceremony on September 09, 1945?

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I just finished reading/listening to your book, "The Nine." Wonderful historical recounting of the brave women who had the courage and drive to get to freedom. We need to read and hear of the heroes who have had a part in giving us what we have today, regardless of the country we live in. Thank you so much! Can you give me the specific name of the documentary that is referred to?

Great testimony and biography. Thank you!

While I think that Admiral Spruance was indeed a leading naval leader in WWII. I admire him greatly. I don't think he was the greatest naval leader. I believe, without doubt, that was Admiral Nimitz. I doubt enough can be said about how lucky the USA was to have men like Nimitz and Spruance.

Great stuff admiral. Thank you for putting this presentation together to remember one of America's great leaders.

I did not know much about Merchant Marines, until a year ago or so my brother in law said it was a dangerous career. My Father never did say much of his personal life in the past, nor of the war. He was a merchant marine, eventually steering ships. Thank you for serving!

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This is a main reason why hundreds of our fast attack aircraft carriers were decommisiond as well as battle ships like the finishing of the Montana class battle ships. It was like our Navy was decommissioned and our ships were sold for scrap way before they should have been. We were in another war within a decade and we could have realy used some of those important ships in the pacific theater yet because we did not have upper level admirals in the white house administrations. Why can't we learn from our military history!? This decomissioning and and selling for scrap practically new, just produced brand new ships the Navy needed in the N.Korean war in the mid 1950's. Was a political and military situation, why did our Joint Chief of Staff not have a admiral in the leadership role such as in charge of the Joint Chief Of Staff position!? We did have hiring of commandants of the Marine Corps but they were not privy to the Navy, just the marines! Looking back, I would hope the U.S. Navy would see this and make the correction on hiring eventually a 5 star admiral! We have only had three 5 star admiral and generals, he was brave & brilliant indeed! As we over time needed to keep the Navy power structure fresh and prevalent, this really did not happen, therefore the Navy did not have the correct power structure they needed on the Joint Chief's Of Staff over the years unless we were at war!

It was a great lecture, very engaging. Thanks!

Thank you Read Admiral Bitoff for this leadership analysis. Jock McLaren, CD RCAF (Retired)

Admiral Spruance refusing to engage in the 'tradition' of hazing of younger cadets tells me so much about his fine qualities as leader.

Yes we felt he was quite the best commander to lead that task force.

Spruance was very familiar as he was the admiral in of our family members were involved.

My family home was in Los Angeles area, during ww2 , many family members for some reason in military units were in the pacific and so most of the information you are sharing is and was familiar to us. It is good to hear you talk about this. Thank you Sir.

I prefer "experts" who speak off the cuff instead of reading prepared text. It lends more credibility to them. Furthermore. its boring watching somebody recite from text.

The admirals of the USN stand in great contrast with the axis leaders who were rigid, determined by traditional thinking, and had a hierarchical bureaucracy. Spruance gave the American forces the flexibility and freedom of action to win the war

Hey, thank you for your service.My grandfather to serve in the merchant marines.When I was a young boy, he would tell me stories, and they blew me away

Right on Dr. Lance! Read your book on the Hunley. Your enthusiasm and joy comes through clearly. I always wondered why Churchill was blamed for the tragedy at Gallipoli but escaped criticism for the similar, albeit much smaller Dieppe debacle.

Spruance made two critical decisions at Midway: when because of an elevator problem the Enterprise was slow to launch. he sent the aircraft that were already up instead of keeping them together in order to not lose the element of surprise. Brutal and pragmatic and it worked. The Torpedo planes took off first and go there first drawing all the Japanese CAP down to the surface; allowing the dive bombers a free shot. This resulted in the massacre of the outdated Devastators TBD's. What was only suspected at the time was later proven which was the torpedoes were defective and no hits occurred. So if it had been planned, you would have sent them in first anyway instead of the planned dive bomber attack coming first. HIs second critical decision was pulling back to midway after the last Japanese carrier was left burning. Thus avoiding a possible night battle with the vastly superior Japanese support ships. He was viciously criticised afterwards for too much caution and actually pretty much beached. Until the intelligence showed he had done exactly the right thing,

Military history has always been of great interest to me. I spent my youth reading about the actions of all the services during WWII. I particularly spent more time with books and novels about the war in the Pacific. So when this YT video came to my attention I watched it all. I am also a videographer with my own YT channel. Hence I know the value of commenting and adding a 👍. And I am 👍 #440.

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Paw survived the trek across the Owen Stanley Mountains to Buna. After being relieved by Aussies he was shipped to Australia. He weighed less than 100 lbs as a result of starvation, malaria, and dysentery. A nurse said it was a miracle that he survived extreme fever. While on the front in the Philippines in July ‘45 he was notified he had accumulated enough points to be released. He continued having malaria attacks for the rest of his life, dying in 2005 at the age of 87.

Nelson of Trafalgar -- and Spruance of Midway !

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Proud to call Harry my friend, such a gentleman. A true hero and a fine jazz drummer as well

51:00 failed amphibious operation in WW2: not US, but Allied invasion of Norway in April 1940.

Great ... I always learn from Craig Symonds! Noted another book to go buy. Thank you!

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