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'''Earl H. Ellis''' was a [[U.S. Marine Corps]] officer, both brilliant and eccentric, who devised, in 1921, the fundamental Allied strategy for World War II in the Pacific: a campaign of "island-hopping" closer and closer to Japan. He died under mysterious circumstances while visiting a Japanese island. <ref>{{citation | '''Earl H. Ellis''' was a [[U.S. Marine Corps]] officer, both brilliant and eccentric, who devised, in 1921, the fundamental Allied strategy for World War II in the Pacific: a campaign of "island-hopping" closer and closer to Japan. He died under mysterious circumstances while visiting a Japanese island. <ref>{{citation | ||
| author = Earl H. Ellis | | author = Earl H. Ellis | ||
| title = Advanced Base Operations in Micronesia | | title = Advanced Base Operations in Micronesia | ||
Revision as of 11:11, 3 July 2010
Earl H. Ellis was a U.S. Marine Corps officer, both brilliant and eccentric, who devised, in 1921, the fundamental Allied strategy for World War II in the Pacific: a campaign of "island-hopping" closer and closer to Japan. He died under mysterious circumstances while visiting a Japanese island. [1]
References
- ↑ Earl H. Ellis (1921), Advanced Base Operations in Micronesia, United States Marine Corps