Speak Your Dialogue Out Loud. If It

For Over Two Weeks, The Defenders Of Wake Island Held Off A Vastly Superior Force Of Japanese Ships And Troops, Inspiring The Whole Nation With Their Plucky Spirit And Sacrifice. Unfortunately, Navy Leaders At Pearl Harbor, Struggling To Protect What Was Left Of The Shattered Pacific Fleet, Canceled A Relief Mission, Allowing The Island And Its Defenders To Fall Without Support. Wake Damaged The Long-standing Trust Between The Corps And The Navy, A Memory That Still Rankles Marines And Shames Sailors.

Man Is A Creature Of Hope And Invention, Both Of Which Belie The Idea That Things Cannot Be Changed.

It Is A Principle Of Diplomacy That One Must Know Something Of The Truth In Order To Lie Convincingly.

Books And Movies Are Different Art Forms With Different Rules. And Because Of That, They Never Translate Exactly.

Information, Knowledge, Is Power. If You Can Control Information, You Can Control People.