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- Admiral Arleigh Burke: The Convenor of the Modern US Navy...12:47Destroyer command, delegated initiative, and decision speedChapter
- Battle of Blackett Strait: Victory goes to those who are prepared for Battle0:28Blackett Strait rewards preparation and informationChapter
- Battle of Blackett Strait: Victory goes to those who are prepared for Battle1:09:09Merrill adjusts the plan without surrendering initiativeChapter
- Battle of Blackett Strait: Victory goes to those who are prepared for Battle1:15:13Radar contact becomes a five-minute destructionChapter
- Battle of Blackett Strait: Victory goes to those who are prepared for Battle1:18:19Preparation turns the battle into an American footnoteChapter
- Battle of Blackett Strait: Victory goes to those who are prepared for Battle1:25:07A reversed ambush tests the value of informationNotable Point
- Battle of Blackett Strait3:11Why Blackett Strait remains a battle despite its one-sided resultNotable Point
- Battle of Blackett Strait22:09Blackett Strait was secondary to the bombardment missionChapter
- Battle of Blackett Strait2:33:45Merrill treats uncertain contact as a threat without abandoning the missionNotable Point
- Battle of Blackett Strait2:50:20Radar, cruiser salvos, and Waller's torpedoes decide the night actionChapter
- Battle of Blackett Strait3:07:48Bombardment damage mattered less than irreplaceable destroyer lossesNotable Point
- Battle of Blackett Strait3:15:09Blackett Strait signals a shift in control of the nightNotable Point
- Battle of Blackett Strait3:31:17Blackett Strait demonstrates quiet operational professionalismNotable Point
- Aircraft Carriers in Science Fiction4:20:30Blackett Strait: a supply run meets a cruiser forceNotable Point
- Battle of Empress Augusta Bay(1943)27:34Merrill brought destroyer command and radar gunnery experienceNotable Point
- Battle of Empress Augusta Bay(1943)29:16Burke learned from delay, but his nickname has competing explanationsNotable Point