You may say you're not disparaging other branches, but you are. "the Army wasn't organizationally crafted around or trained for amphibious assaults against def

You may say you're not disparaging other branches, but you are. "the Army wasn't organizationally crafted around or trained for amphibious assaults against defended beaches." So Normandy wasn't defended? Normandy made Peleliu and Tarawa look like a piece of cake. The Army also developed amphibious doctrine and training on its own with the ATC. It could be argued that Marine doctrine was flawed; Marine units lacked the logistical support for longterm conflicts. Army units did a better job of sustained operations. Amphibious assaults involved more than seizing a beachhead, especially with well entrenched Japanese troops. And to be clear, Army units weren't "co-mingled" with Marine units, except at corp level. Army units operated in divisions. Fundamentally, the Army had more troops in the Pacific, did more amphibious landings, arguably against tougher defenses, yet the Corp PR machine would have you think the Marines did it all by themselves. How many people even know the Army fought on Guadalcanal?