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US Navy in World War II, The

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Elite - 20th Century - World War II

Last Stocked on 11/3/2019

Product Info

Title
US Navy in World War II, The
Publisher
Category
Author
Mark Henry
Publish Year
2002
Pages
64
Dimensions
7.5x9.75x.25"
NKG Part #
2147343506
MFG. Part #
OSPELI080
Type
Softcover
Series
ELI80

Description

In 1941 the US Navy had 17 battleships - of which eight would be knocked out on the first day of the war - four aircraft carriers, and about 340,000 men including reservists. Pearl Harbor so weakened it that it was unable to prevent the Japanese capture of the Philippines and a vast sweep of Pacific islands. By 1945 it was the strongest navy the world had ever seen, with nearly 100 carriers, 41,000 aircraft and 3.3 million men; the unrivalled master of air-sea and amphibious operations, it was poised to invade Japan's home islands after reducing her fleet to scrap and her Pacific empire to impotence and starvation. This extraordinary story is illustrated here with dramatic photos, and nine meticulous color plates showing a wide range of USN uniforms.