Brian Lane Herder: Central Pacific 1943-45

Cover: 9781472864871 | Central Pacific 1943-45 | Seventh Air Force's Island-Hopping War

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Beschreibung

The little-known history of the Hawaii-based Seventh Air Force's war as it fought in all the major island campaigns from the Gilberts and Marshalls to the Marianas, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.

Über den Autor

Brian Lane Herder graduated with a BA in History from the University of Kansas in 2003, and a Masters of Library Science from Emporia State University in 2009. He is a legislative librarian for the Kansas state government and his historical research interests include the US military, naval warfare, and World War II. He has published various titles with Osprey including NVG 286 US Navy Battleships 1895-1908 and NVG 293 US Navy Gunboats 1885-1945.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
-Prelude: 1941-42
CHRONOLOGY
ATTACKER'S CAPABILITIES
-Commands
-Airfields
-Meteorology
-Long range heavy bombers
-Day fighters
-Very Long Range (VLR) fighters
-Light and medium bombers
-Defending Seventh Air Force airbases
-Night fighters
-Carrier airpower
-Search and Rescue (SAR)
DEFENDER'S CAPABILITIES
-Commands
-Japanese island defenses
-Fighter defenses
-Counter-attacking air assets
-Defense of the Home Islands 1945
-IJN anti-aircraft artillery
CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVES
THE CAMPAIGN
-Prelude: January-August 1943
-Gilbert Islands operation, November-December 1943
-The Marshall Islands Operation, January-March 1944
-Neutralizing the Caroline Islands, March 1944-August 1944
-The Mariana Islands Operation, June-August 1944
-Philippine Sea diversions, August 1944-January 1945
-The Iwo Jima operation, February-March 1945
-The Ryukyus operation, April-June 1945
-The first Empire missions, April-June 1945
-Endgame over the Empire, July-August 1945
AFTERMATH AND ANALYSIS
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2025
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9781472864871
ISBN-10:	1472864875
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Herder, Brian Lane
Illustrator:	Hector, Gareth
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury USA
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	249 x 184 x 9 mm
Von/Mit:	Brian Lane Herder
Erscheinungsdatum:	21.10.2025
Gewicht:	0,305 kg