Why the Disaster at Savo Island? (Patreon)

Why was the US Navy mauled at Savo Island?

The Battle at Savo Island (1942) was a disaster for the US Navy, the question is why did it happen? A common explanation was that the US Navy was just bad at night fighting, but this seems a rather simplistic if not outright wrong assumption according to current research. After a short intro that provides the necessary context Trent Hone - author of Learning War - and Justin Pyke will discuss the various reasons for this major defeat in US Navy History. Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of Learning War from Naval Institute Press for content production. Check out Trent’s Blog here: https://trenthone.com Trent's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Honer_CUT Justin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBI_PTO_History Cover design by vonKickass. »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon, see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Hone, Trent: Learning War – The Evolution of Fighting Doctrine in the U.S. Navy, 1898-1945. Naval Institute Press: Annapolis, USA, 2018. Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of Learning War from Naval Institute Press for content production. Mawdsely, Evan: The War for the Seas. A Maritime History of World War II. Yale University Press: New Haven, USA, 2019. Symonds, Craig L.: World War II at Sea. A Global History. Oxford University Press: New York, 2018. Dull, Paul S.: The Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Naval Institute Press: Annapolis, USA, 1978. Morison, Samuel Eliot: Breaking the Bismarck Barrier 22 July 1942-1 May 1944. History of the United States Naval Operation in World War II. Volume VI. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, USA, 1950 (2010). German Extended Translation (used for this video) Potter, E.B.; Nimitz, Ch. W.; Rohwer, Jürgen: Seemacht – Von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart. Naval Analysis Division: The Campaigns of the Pacific War. United States Strategic Bombing Survey (Pacific). Government Printing Office: Washington, US, 1946. https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-ii/1942/guadalcanal/battle-of-savo-island/savo-island-oobs.html #BattleOfSavoIsland, #DisasterAtSavoIsland, #USNavyDisaster