Early U.S. Logistics in the Pacific 1941-42: Replenishment, Repair, Reinforcements & Replacements

Early U.S. Logistics in the Pacific, 1941-42 December 27, 2025 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses early American logistics in the Pacific during World War Two, with a focus on replenishment, repair, reinforcements, and replacements. #navalhistory #logistics #pacificwar #worldwartwo #USnavy Support What's Going on With Shipping via: Patreon: www.patreon.com/wgowshipping Twitter: @mercoglianos Bluesky: @mercoglianos.bsky.social Facebook: @wgowshipping Email: [email protected] 00:00 Introduction 03:25 Pearl Harbor: Fuel, Repair, and Shipyards 05:06 Pacific and Asiatic Fleet Oilers 09:06 The Pacific War, 1941-42 17:05 Early US Navy Carrier Raids 23:36 Battle of Midway 37:15 Reinforcement of the Pacific 49:05 Guadalcanal Campaign 1:17:39 Conclusion and Analysis Recommended Reading List: Martin Caiden, Flying Forts: The B-17 in World War II Richard Frank: Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle Tower of Skulls: A History of the Asia-Pacific War: July 1937-May 1942 Trent Hone, Mastering the Art of Command: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Victory in the Pacific James Hornfischer, Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal John Lundstrom: First South Pacific Campaign: Pacific Fleet Strategy December 1941-June 1942 The First Team: Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway First Team and Guadalcanal Campaign: Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942 John McManus, Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943 Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully, Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway Craig Symonds, Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay Ian Toll, Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941–1942 H. P. Willmott Empires in the Balance: Japanese and Allied Pacific Strategies to April 1942 The Barrier and Javelin: Japanese and Allied Pacific Strategies, February to June 1942