U.S. Navy at War, 1941-1945
Author : United States. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
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Page : 332 pages
File Size : 15,43 MB
Release : 1946
Category : World War, 1939-1945
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Author : United States. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Publisher :
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 15,43 MB
Release : 1946
Category : World War, 1939-1945
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Author : Mark Stille
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 22,72 MB
Release : 2021-11-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1472848039
A comprehensive overview of the strategy, operations and vessels of the United States Navy from 1941 to 1945. Although slowly building its navy while neutral during the early years of World War II, the US was struck a serious blow when its battleships, the lynchpin of US naval doctrine, were the target of the dramatic attack at Pearl Harbor. In the Pacific Theatre, the US was thereafter locked into a head to head struggle with the impressive Imperial Japanese Navy, fighting a series of major battles in the Coral Sea, at Midway, the Philippine Sea, Leyte Gulf and Okinawa in the struggle for supremacy over Japan. Having avoided the decisive defeat sought by the IJN, the US increased industrial production and by the end of the war, the US Navy was larger than any other in the world. Meanwhile in the west, the US Navy operated on a second front, supporting landings in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy, and in 1944 played a significant part in the D-Day landings, the largest and most complex amphibious operation of all time. Written by an acknowledged expert and incorporating extensive illustrations including photographs, maps and colour artwork, this book offers a detailed look at the strategy, operations and vessels of the US Navy in World War II.
Author : Ernest Joseph King
Publisher : Government Reprints Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 34,56 MB
Release : 2001-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781931641425
Author : United States. Naval Operations Office (Navy Department )
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Page : 305 pages
File Size : 10,3 MB
Release : 1946
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Author : United States. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Publisher :
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 22,4 MB
Release : 1944
Category : World War, 1939-1945
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Author : United States. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,84 MB
Release : 1946
Category : World War, 1939-1945
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Author : Paul Dull
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 38,32 MB
Release : 2012-12-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612512907
For almost 20 years, more than 200 reels of microfilmed Japanese naval records remained in the custody of the U.S. Naval History Division, virtually untouched. This unique book draws on those sources and others to tell the story of the Pacific War from the viewpoint of the Japanese. Former Marine Corps officer and Asian scholar Paul Dull focuses on the major surface engagements of the war—Coral Sea, Midway, the crucial Solomons campaign, and the last-ditch battles in the Marianas and Philippines. Also included are detailed track charts and a selection of Japanese photographs of major vessels and actions.
Author : Dan Van der Vat
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 50,3 MB
Release : 1992-12
Category : History
ISBN : 0671792172
Naval history of the United States and Japan in the Pacific Ocean during World War II.
Author : Ernest J. King
Publisher : www.Militarybookshop.CompanyUK
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 30,96 MB
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781907521423
At the beginning of World War II, in the midst of building the United States Navy into a "two-ocean fleet," the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor put the effectiveness of American sea power in doubt. Three and a half years later, the U.S. Navy was undoubtedly the strongest in the world. In that time, the Japanese fleet had been shattered, the U-Boat threat was a thing of the past, and the Navy had supported the greatest amphibious campaigns in history. "U.S. Navy at War: Official Reports by Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, U.S.N.," consisting of three reports submitted by Admiral King to the Secretary of the Navy in the course of the war, is an official account of the U.S. Navy's operations in World War II. It provides an authoritative contemporary account of the beginning of the fleet buildup prior to the outbreak of war; the campaigns in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Mediterranean; naval research and development; submarine warfare; and many other aspects of the naval war. In addition, the book provides useful listings of all U.S. ships added to the fleet between December 7, 1941 and October 1, 1945, a list of U.S. ships lost in combat, and another that outlines the status of major combatant ships of the Japanese Navy at the end of the war - a sobering testimony to the overwhelming naval superiority achieved by the United States. Long out of print, "U.S. Navy at War" remains a unique source for anyone interested in the Second World War at sea. Originally published in 1946. 310 pages, ill.
Author : United States. Navy Department
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File Size : 34,64 MB
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