Evolution of War Plan Orange History and Mythology

Wargame Designer, Pete Pellegrino, delivers a lecture about the history of War Plan Orange and the role of the USNWC and Naval Wargaming. The discussion begins by analyzing the famous quote from Admiral Nimitz about how nothing in the war with Japan surprised him except for the Kamikazes. Once this is put in to context, Pete then provides an overview of War Plan Orange and the evolution of its development with key thinkers over the years. The lecture then concludes by looking at the involvement of the US Naval War College and Wargaming in these matters.

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