{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"154 - Guadalcanal's Battle of the Gifu - Cannabalism in the jungle","description":"The US Army's 132nd Infantry Regiment walked into one of the strongest Japanese defensive positions of the Guadalcanal campaign \u2014 and didn't know it until they'd already lost their battalion commander. This episode traces the Americal Division's assault on the Gifu, a horseshoe of 45\u201350 log bunkers at Mount Austen that artillery couldn't crack and terrain made impossible to flank. Key learnings: \u2022 Why American commanders mistook the Gifu's main defensive belt for a rear-guard delaying action \u2022 How a Piper Cub revving its engine over Hill 27 guided infantry through jungle ravines to seal the Japanese perimeter \u2022 What forced Patch to contain the Gifu rather than destroy it \u2014 and why the Japanese garrison starved to the point of resorting to cannibalism Full show notes and transcript: https:\/\/theprinciplesofwar.com\/ Support the podcast: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/principlesofwar More episodes: https:\/\/theprinciplesofwar.com\/ Follow on X: https:\/\/x.com\/surprisepodcast Subscribe for more Professional Military Education content. ","author_name":"The Principles of War - Lessons from Military History on Strategy, Tactics, Doctrine and Leadership.","author_url":"https:\/\/theprinciplesofwar.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43246778\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/207376453"}