Smith Versus Smith: US Army/Marine Relations in 1944
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Smith Versus Smith: US Army/Marine Relations in 1944 ()

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When Marine Corps General Holland Smith removed Infantry General Ralph Smith from command in 1944 during the Battle of Saipan, it began a controversy that soon snowballed, threatening to sabotage Army-Marine relations at a time when cooperation was the key to victory.