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Author : Patrick Degan
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786483318
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flattop Fighting in World War II written by Patrick Degan and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-09-11 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World War II's naval battles between the United States and Japan have been the subject of many books, popular movies, and documentaries, but the very important story of the fighting between United States and Japanese aircraft carriers is often lost in broader discussions of the Pacific naval war. This work concentrates exclusively on the fighting between the American and Japanese aircraft carriers, examining how strategies were planned and carried out on both sides. Presented are the stories of the USS Hornet, which launched the B-25s of James Doolittle's daring raid of Tokyo in 1942; the USS Yorktown, which suffered fierce attacks during the Battle of Midway; the USS Lexington, which refueled and rearmed Hellcats during the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot; the USS Enterprise, the leader of a motley assortment of cruisers and destroyers left to hold a very precarious line in the campaign for Guadalcanal; and the Japanese battleship Yamato, sacrificed for a suicide mission against 900 aircraft bombers.

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Total Pages : 1150 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Air Force and Space Digest written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 1150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Air Force Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Chester G. Hearn
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811733984
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Carriers in Combat written by Chester G. Hearn and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2007-06-11 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engaging combat narratives from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Falklands War, Desert Storm, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and the current Iraq War Razor-sharp analysis of the roles of ships, aircraft, commanders, tactics, and strategy Aircraft carriers surged into prominence during World War II--mainly in the Pacific, where the U.S. and Japan fought history's greatest carrier battles, like the Coral Sea and Midway. Since then, although there have been no engagements between carrier groups, carriers have played an important role in world events, serving as distant launching pads for attacks on targets around the globe. From the first improvised wooden platforms to today's nuclear-powered supercarriers, Hearn explores how combat experiences have driven the development and use of carriers in the world's navies.

Author : Williamson Murray
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674256549
Total Pages : 659 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A War To Be Won written by Williamson Murray and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2001-11-22 with total page 659 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the course of the twentieth century, no war looms as profoundly transformative or as destructive as World War II. Its global scope and human toll reveal the true face of modern, industrialized warfare. Now, for the first time, we have a comprehensive, single-volume account of how and why this global conflict evolved as it did. A War To Be Won is a unique and powerful operational history of the Second World War that tells the full story of battle on land, on sea, and in the air. Williamson Murray and Allan R. Millett analyze the operations and tactics that defined the conduct of the war in both the European and Pacific Theaters. Moving between the war room and the battlefield, we see how strategies were crafted and revised, and how the multitudes of combat troops struggled to discharge their orders. The authors present incisive portraits of the military leaders, on both sides of the struggle, demonstrating the ambiguities they faced, the opportunities they took, and those they missed. Throughout, we see the relationship between the actual operations of the war and their political and moral implications. A War To Be Won is the culmination of decades of research by two of America’s premier military historians. It avoids a celebratory view of the war but preserves a profound respect for the problems the Allies faced and overcame as well as a realistic assessment of the Axis accomplishments and failures. It is the essential military history of World War II—from the Sino–Japanese War in 1937 to the surrender of Japan in 1945—for students, scholars, and general readers alike.

Author : Richard Z. Freemann, Jr.
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0359754074
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Concise History of the Second World War: Its Origin, Battles and Consequences written by Richard Z. Freemann, Jr. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-06-26 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Merriam Press World War 2 History Series. In the history of human existence, no conflict has cratered the earth, its people and their ways of living like World War II. The battles that blazed across the globe from the late 1930s until 1945 caused more than sixty million deaths. This writing aspires to present the tale of World War II in a concise yet digestible fashion, and to stimulate the reader to delve further into its history. In addition to the "What, Where and When" of war, it is appropriate to consider what forces and flaws contributed to the war's emergence. This book begins with a review of the events and circumstances that gave birth to the conflict. Then comes a discussion of the war's action in every significant theater of combat. The book closes with the human and economic costs of the conflict, an evaluation of the intended and unintended consequences of World War II, and ethical questions the war has brought to the surface. 19 photos, 16 maps, sources.

Author : Benjamin J. Hruska
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 0817320997
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Valor and Courage written by Benjamin J. Hruska and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the stories of the USS Block Island CVE 21 and CVE 106 and their crews, many of whom served on both ships in the Atlantic and Pacific theatres

Author : Roy Edgar Appleman
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 : 9780160613180
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book United States Army in World War II, War in the Pacific written by Roy Edgar Appleman and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2000 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CMH Pub 5-11-1. By Roy E. Appleman, et al. Facsimile reprint of the 1948 edition with a new title page and paper cover. Cover title reads: Okinawa, the Last Battle. Also on cover: World War 2 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition. The maps are in a separate envelope that is sold with the book. Discusses the final battle in the Pacific in World War 2. The battle is also called Operation Iceberg. Okinawa is the most important island in the Ryukyu Islands group. Other related products: United States Army in World War II, War in the Pacific, Guadalcanal, the First Offensive --Print Hardcover format is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00067-9 Stalingrad to Berlin: The German Defeat in the East --Print Paperback format is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00160-8 When the Akimotos Went to War: An Untold Story Of Family, Patriotism and Sacrifice During World War II is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/052-088-00001-1 World War II resources collection can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/world-war-ii

Author : John C. Super
Publisher : Magill's Choice
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The United States at War: World War II written by John C. Super and published by Magill's Choice. This book was released on 2005 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents volume one of a two-volume set that chronicles America's wars from 1775 to World War One, World War Two - 2005, and includes essays that describe major battles and campaigns along with discussions of key issues of each conflict.

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Total Pages : 664 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book United States Army in World War II.: The army services forces written by and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: