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The Magnificent Mitscher (Paperback, New edition)
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The Magnificent Mitscher (Paperback, New edition)
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* Biography of the 'father of the carrier task force' *Details
Mitscher's incredible tactical skills *Paperback reprint of a
classic work Air Admiral Marc Mitscher, who led the US attack
across the Pacific in World War II, is a legend in naval circles
for developing an entirely new concept of war at sea. His skills as
a carrier tactician and genius for leading men rank him with the
best World War II combat commanders, yet, because he shunned
publicity and destroyed his private papers shortly before his death
in 1947, his accomplishments are not widely known. Mitscher's sound
decisions and successful tactics helped create the greatest
striking weapon in history- the carrier force that could put up a
thousand planes in half an hour, the task force that sank a
thousand ships and destroyed the Japanese air force, the fleet that
opened a direct route to Japan. Written by a former naval officer
and well-known journalist, The Magnificent Mitscher tells the full
story of this pioneer of naval aviation and his innovations.
Theodore Taylor charts Mitscher's brilliant career from its very
beginnings in 1916, when he became one of the US Navy's first
pilots. On publication in1954, it was hailed as a first-class
biography that set down the major role played by the admiral in
developing the navy's air programme, and is also credited with
providing a lively and detailed history of the progress of naval
aviation. The author accomplishes all this with compassion, humour
and deep respect for his subject. THEODORE TAYLOR, a merchant
mariner during most of World War II, had become a naval officer by
the war's end, serving in the Pacific. He is the author of more
than thirty books, both fiction and non-fiction, and is a resident
of Laguna Beach, California.
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