World War Two (2018)

Season 0 Episode 454

Smith Versus Smith: US Army/Marine Relations in 1944

0.06 / Oct / 2023•15m

When Marine Corps General Holland Smith removed Infantry General Ralph Smith from command in 1944 during the Battle of Saipan, it began a controversy that soon snowballed, threatening to sabotage Army-Marine relations at a time when cooperation was the key to victory.