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Philippine Sea 1944 : The Last Great Carrier Battle by Mark Stille (2017, Trade Paperback)

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Title The Philippine Sea 1944. Format Paperback. ISBN-13 9781472819208.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-101472819209

ISBN-139781472819208

eBay Product ID (ePID)235733878

Product Key Features

Book TitlePhilippine Sea 1944 : the Last Great Carrier Battle

Number of Pages96 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2017

TopicMilitary / World War II, Military / Naval, Military / United States

IllustratorYes, Laurier, Jim

GenreHistory

AuthorMark Stille

Book SeriesCampaign Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight10.9 Oz

Item Length9.8 in

Item Width7.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Series Volume Number313

Dewey Decimal940.545

Table Of ContentOrigins of the campaign Chronology Opposing commanders Opposing armies Orders of battle Opposing plans The campaign Aftermath The battlefields today Further reading Index

SynopsisIdeal for enthusiasts of WWII naval aviation, this illustrated volume covers the unequal clash between the United States and Imperial Japanese navies that destroyed the IJN's ability to conduct further carrier operations., After suffering devastating losses in the huge naval battles at Midway and the Soloman Islands, the Imperial Japanese navy attempted to counter-attack against the US forces threatening the Home Islands. Involving the US Fifth Fleet and the Japanese Mobile Fleet, the battle of the Philippine Sea took place during the United States' amphibious invasion of the Mariana Islands during the Pacific War. The two fleets clashed on June 19-20, 1944 and the Japanese carrier fighters were shot down in devastating numbers by US aircraft in what became known as the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot," before US counterattacks and submarine strikes forced the withdrawal of the Japanese fleet. Fully illustrated with stunning specially commissioned artwork, Mark Stille tells the enthralling story of the last, and largest, carrier battle of the Pacific War, the one that saw the end of the Imperial Japanese Navy as a formed fighting force., Accounts of history's greatest conflicts, detailing the command strategies, tactics and battle experiences of the opposing forces throughout the crucial stages of each campaign, The battle of the Philippine Sea was by far the largest carrier battle ever fought, with 15 fleet and light carriers on the American side and nine on the Japanese side. No other carrier battle of this magnitude will ever be seen again. The US Navy aimed to seize the Mariana Islands to provide air bases for the long-range bombardment of Japan, with the hope of destroying the Japanese fleet in the process. The Imperial Japanese Navy had been rebuilding its carrier force for 20 months in preparation for a decisive battle with the US Navy. The two fleets clashed on June 19-20, 1944 with the Japanese carrier aircraft shot down in devastating numbers by US fighters in what became known as the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot." Fully illustrated with stunning specially commissioned artwork, this title tells the enthralling story of the last, and largest, carrier battle of the Pacific War, and the clash that marked the end of the Imperial Japanese Navy's once-dominant carrier force. Book jacket.

LC Classification NumberD770