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Okinawa: The Last Naval Battle of WW2 - The Official Admiralty Account of Operation Iceberg (Hardcover)
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Okinawa: The Last Naval Battle of WW2 - The Official Admiralty Account of Operation Iceberg (Hardcover)
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Having all but swept the Japanese Imperial Navy from the vast
expanse of the Pacific Ocean, the Allied forces stood on the brink
of invading the Japanese Home Islands. The launching pad for the
invasion was to be the island of Okinawa. Amid the terrible
slaughter and the shocking casualty statistics of the US Tenth Army
and the US Marines, as well as the unrelenting defiance of the
Japanese defenders so often detailed in the many books on the
battle, the vital part played by the Allied navies in transporting,
landing and supporting the ground offensive is all too often
overlooked. The naval forces involved included the US Task Force 58
and the British Pacific Fleet composed of ships from the Royal
Australian Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy, and the Royal New Zealand
Navy which together with those of the Royal Navy constituted the
most powerful fleet Britain had ever put together. The total
firepower of the Allied force was staggering, consisting of 18
battleships, 27 cruisers, 177 destroyers/destroyer escorts, 11
fleet carriers, 6 light carriers and 22 escort carriers and various
support and troop transport ships. Pitted against this formidable
array was the Japanese Combined Fleet, with just one super
battleship, one light cruiser and eight destroyers. But the
Japanese had one other fearful weapon - the kamikaze. The resultant
battle saw the Japanese fleet wiped out, but the Allies lost
twenty-four support vessels and a further 386 ships were damaged -
many at the hands of the kamikaze pilots. After the fighting the
Admiralty called for a summary of the battle to be written for
internal Royal Navy consumption. It is that secret report, which it
was never intended would be seen by the general public, that is
published here for the first time.
General
Imprint: |
Frontline Books
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
November 2022 |
Authors: |
John Grehan
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 31mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-399-09193-0 |
Categories: |
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Humanities >
History >
General
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History >
General
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LSN: |
1-399-09193-X |
Barcode: |
9781399091930 |
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