The Revolt of the Marine Generals (2024)
In 1947–1949, there was a struggle between the Army and the Navy as they were required by law to unify themselves and a new, separate, independent Air Force under a singular Secretary of Defense.
It was high stakes and high drama as the original proponent of the merger, James V. Forrestal, the first Secretary of Defense, started to have second thoughts about the merger, and then possibly had a mental breakdown and was replaced by President Truman.
Forrestal fell, jumped, or was pushed out of the high tower at Bethesda Naval Medical Center while he was recovering. Forrestal’s death is a mystery that has never been fully resolved.
Which was to deliver the Atom Bomb?
