Samuelb Griffith News Today

China is building a military capable of projecting power throughoutAsia and the Western Pacific and could become Asia's economic,trade, political security, and human rights rule-maker as theUnited States recedes from the region. Washington needs to makefundamental changes in its Asia policy and engage allies andfriendly countries in the region to meet this challenge.

How U.S. Marines Stymied Japanese Forces at the Battle of the Bloody Ridge In the early battles for Guadalcanal, U.S. Marines handed the Imperial Japanese Army its first taste of defeat at the Battle of Bloody Ridge. Heres What You Need to Know: The myth of the Japanese soldier as a “superman” was shattered at Guadalcanal. Scanning over the maps unfolded before him in the division operations room, Colonel Gerald C. Thomas, 1st Marine Division G-3 officer, turned and muttered: “They’re ...