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The United States Navy in World War II - From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa (Hardcover)
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The United States Navy in World War II - From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa (Hardcover)
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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.
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