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The Japanese probably didn't wargame the possibility that cryptography by the Allies revealed their plans. See [1], where General George Marshall is quoted as
by todd8 12y ago
The Japanese probably didn't wargame the possibility that cryptography by the Allies revealed their plans. See [1], where General George Marshall is quoted as saying: "as a result of Cryptanalysis we were able to concentrate our limited forces to meet their naval advance on Midway when we otherwise would have been 3,000 miles out of place." [1]
[1] http://www.navy.mil/midway/how.html http://www.navy.mil/midway/how.html
- dba7dba 12y agoHighly recommend "Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway". Great book on why Japanese navy was doomed to lose at Midway.