Transcription: We learned a bitter lesson. An isolated garrison thousands of miles from the base of supply is capable of only static resistance. Unsupported by sea power, such an outpost is a tragic liability. Within a few months, the Jap held unchallenged control of this vast ocean area. Around its edges and throughout its interior, he had constructed a web of interlocking fortified bases. To drive through this network, we must first push forward our sea control, taking bases as we went. For the sea was the only avenue of approach and only with command of the sea could we advance our air and land power into ...
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