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...defending Blacks were not in sufficient force to attempt to hold any of the archipelago except Oahu, the chief island. They expected the Blues to attempt to establish an air base on the island of Lanai. Seven Black airplanes were dispatched to Lanai to hinder the Blues. The Blacks, with about 15,000 troops available, were required to keep 4,000 to man the fortifications. A cordon of troops was established at all the available landing beaches, and the remainder were held in reserve near the west coast, which was regarded as the most dangerous and the most likely point...
Agreement prevailed that the successful landing of marines on the North coast of Oahu, Hawaii (TIME, May 4), signified a victory for the attacking Blue fleet over the defending Black garrison...
Most important of the islands of Hawaii is Oahu on which Honolulu is situate. Eight miles to the west of the city, the land recedes in a sinuous curve and ten square miles of Pacific Ocean rolls in through a channel, mountain-flanked. This is Pearl Harbor where ships may ride, safe from storm, safe from hostile view. Behind it rises the impassable Koolau and Waianae mountains. As a naval base, it is unexcelled...
Neither was he alarmed when, early one morning, a "Black" scout plane reported six destroyers, one battleship, four cruisers, anchored off Molokai, the island nearest to Oahu. That was merely the advance contingent of the attacking U. S. Armada, coming to rescue Pearl Harbor from "The Enemy...
...adequate. The Atlantic bases are better, but are not nearly all adequate. As regards petroleum reserves, we have a deficiency of 68% in the reserves required in the Pacific, i.e., 32% only of the necessary reserves is on hand. The Atlantic reserve deficiencies are still greater. The reserve at Oahu on Jan. 1, 1924, was about 1,759,677 barrels. In a Pacific war, the Navy will use about 70,000,000 barrels during the first year of war." ¶ Following these remarks Mr. Roosevelt concluded: "The Navy is in good shape with the exception of the above designated deficiencies...