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...Abroad the Germans were threatening U.S. and British command of the Atlantic: Dakar was already almost in Nazi grasp; one of Britain's proudest ships had gone down before a new German dreadnought off Greenland and the proudest ship of the German Navy had been sunk by the British off Brest (see p. 21); Germany's top admiral and the Japanese were talking of war if the U.S. gave further naval help to Britain (see p. 27). Unless the U.S. once again took a firm stand for freedom of the seas (see p. 14), the U.S. might...
Admirals King, Kimmel and Hart had all but complete discretion in selecting their key officers. In battle order of succession to the Fleet command, Admiral King's topmost subordinates are: Rear Admiral David McDougal Le Breton, 56, a greying, bandy-legged bantam who holds six decorations. He is generally rated one of the Navy's ablest tacticians, by his partisans is considered a coming CINCUS (Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet). His disparagers say that he is adept at polishing topside apples. He commands the Atlantic Fleet's single division of three old battleships (Arkansas, Texas, New York...
...Atlantic Coast). That temper subsequently hindered his Navy career, made enemies, often saddened friends who had the utmost faith in his capacities. Testifying before Congressional committeemen, he has been known to fly into ugly, inarticulate rage. Such incidents did him no good, either with Congress or with the Navy command...
When the Navy reorganized its combat forces into three fleets last February, and Ernest King was put in command of the Atlantic Fleet, he joined a distinguished pair: Admiral Husband Edward Kimmel with the main Fleet in the Pacific, and Thomas Charles Hart in command of the Asiatic Fleet. Last week the Navy recognized Admiral Hart's success in his job, and its critical importance, by extending his tour beyond the normal retirement...
...Verde Islands, Dakar, etc., are vital to the defense of our shores, the President would not have needed to stress the point so strongly. The fact is that at least a large minority of Americans do not agree, and will keep on saying so with all the force they command. They do not doubt our ability to survive; they have felt all along that aid to England is a sensible policy dictated by our own material interest, giving us time to arm for any eventuality. But they will never answer wholeheartedly the President's call to war all over...