Axis Offensive Military Operations Against the Continental United States: Opportunity Lost.

Abstract

Research and analysis revealed the Axis offensive against the United States during World War II failed due to the lack of a campaign plan to guide it. The Axis leadership correctly identified U.S. centers of gravity and had the capability to strike them, yet they failed to unify their effort or allocate adequate resources to the offensive. Finally, they failed to act while the opportunity existed in early 1942. The study of this offensive yields many implications for the United States today. These concern contemporary Anti-Submarine Warfare, Mine Countermeasures, terrorism, industrial sabotage, U.S. military focus on the Caribbean and the assignment of responsibility for the homeland defense mission to a regional CINC.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 05, 1999
Accession Number
ADA363182

Entities

People

  • Domenick Micillo

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter IED
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Attack Submarines
  • Boats
  • Bombs
  • Marine Transportation
  • Military Operations
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Powered Submarines
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Submarine Warfare
  • Submarines
  • United States
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.