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The United States Navy in World War II
From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa
Buch von Mark Stille
Sprache: Englisch

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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.
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.
Über den Autor
Mark Stille is the author of numerous Osprey titles focusing on naval history in the Pacific. He recently concluded a nearly 40-year career in the intelligence community, including tours on the faculty of the Naval War College, on the Joint Staff and on US Navy ships. He received his BA in History from the University of Maryland and also holds an MA from the Naval War College.
Zusammenfassung
Publishing ahead of the 80th anniversary of the attack on the US fleet at Pearl Harbor that brought the US into World War II, this is a timely study of the navy that the Japanese Empire feared.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

1. United States Naval Strategy and Tactics in World War II
2. Operations
3. Carriers
4. Battleships
5. Heavy Cruisers
6. Light Cruisers
7. Destroyers
8. Submarines
9. The United States Navy in World War II - an Assessment

Select Bibliography
Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781472848048
ISBN-10: 1472848047
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Stille, Mark
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 248 x 196 x 29 mm
Von/Mit: Mark Stille
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.11.2021
Gewicht: 1,264 kg
Artikel-ID: 119384184
Über den Autor
Mark Stille is the author of numerous Osprey titles focusing on naval history in the Pacific. He recently concluded a nearly 40-year career in the intelligence community, including tours on the faculty of the Naval War College, on the Joint Staff and on US Navy ships. He received his BA in History from the University of Maryland and also holds an MA from the Naval War College.
Zusammenfassung
Publishing ahead of the 80th anniversary of the attack on the US fleet at Pearl Harbor that brought the US into World War II, this is a timely study of the navy that the Japanese Empire feared.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

1. United States Naval Strategy and Tactics in World War II
2. Operations
3. Carriers
4. Battleships
5. Heavy Cruisers
6. Light Cruisers
7. Destroyers
8. Submarines
9. The United States Navy in World War II - an Assessment

Select Bibliography
Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781472848048
ISBN-10: 1472848047
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Stille, Mark
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 248 x 196 x 29 mm
Von/Mit: Mark Stille
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.11.2021
Gewicht: 1,264 kg
Artikel-ID: 119384184
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