Author: Samuel Eliot MorisonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Coral Sea, Midway and Submarine Actions: May 1942-August 1942
Author: Samuel Eliot MorisonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
History of United States Naval Operations in World War II
Author: Samuel Eliot MorisonPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252070655
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
"This final narrative volume of Morison's history recounts the infamous campaigns for Iwo Jima and Okinawa, two of the most bitterly contested campaigns of the war.When the U.S. Marines landed on Iwo Jima, they expected to secure it within a few days. No one had anticipated Japan's determination to defend the island to the last man. Morison describes the Japanese defense system of camouflaged rifle pits and fortified gunning positions that held the Allies at bay and the heavy and continuous cover of naval gunfire that prevented even greater losses. As it was, the securing of Iwo Jima cost the United States more casualties than had been incurred in taking any other island in the Pacific. On Okinawa, the conflict stretched over six long, bloody months.As land forces struggled for every inch they took on the islands, the U.S. Navy faced the desperate fury of the kamimaze corps and its harvest of flaming terror: explosions, burning and flooded ships, searing injuries and death. Fierce weather, logistical complexities, Japanese submarines, and the unexpected death of President Roosevelt also took their toll. Morison concludes his epic account with the final skirmishes of the war, the fateful decision to drop the atomic bomb, and the delicate negotiations leading to Japanese surrender."
History of United States Naval Operations in World War II/ 9, Sicily - Salerno - Anzio : January 1943 - June 1944
Author: Samuel Eliot MorisonPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252070624
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
History of United States Naval Operations in World War II: Leyte, June 1944-January 1945
Author: Samuel Eliot MorisonPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252070631
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Volume 12: Leyte, June 1944-January 1945, is a dramatic retelling of the greatest naval battle of all time, the Battle for Leyte Gulf. The Allied victory at Leyte enabled the U.S. Navy to transport troops and base long-range bomber planes in positions so close to Japan that victory was all but assured.
Leyte
Author: Samuel Eliot MorisonPublisher: Little Brown & Company
ISBN: 9780316583176
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
Recounts the role of the United States in World War II at sea, from encounters in the Atlantic before the country entered the war to the surrender of Japan
Coral Sea, Midway and Submarine Actions: May 1942-August 1942
Author: Samuel Eliot MorisonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
History of United States Naval Operations in World War II: The liberation of the Philippines, Luzon, Mindanao, the Visayas, 1944-1945
Author: Samuel Eliot MorisonPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252070648
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Covers the taking of Mindoro as a stepping stone to Luzon, the major landings on the shores of Lingayen Gulf, and the amphibious landings that wrested Borneo from the Japanese, as well as the series of short, swift operations that liberated Palawan, Panay, Negros, Cebu, Bohol, and Mindanao
An Annotated Bibliography of the United States Marine Corps in the Second World War
Author: World War II at Sea [2 volumes]
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Author: Spencer C. TuckerPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 159884458X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 970
Book Description
The war at sea was a key aspect of World War II, one that is too-often under-studied. This comprehensive encyclopedia shares current understandings of the struggle to control the seas during that conflict—and it opens our eyes to the reasons sea power continues to be of critical importance today. Scholarly treatment of World War II is constantly changing as new materials inform new interpretations. At the same time, current military operations lead to reevaluation of the tactics and technologies of the past. Marshalling the latest information and insights into this epic conflict, World War II at Sea: An Encyclopedia will enable students and other interested readers to explore specific naval engagements, while also charting the transformation of naval history through innovations in ordnance. In treating the naval aspects of World War II, this two-volume ready reference enhances the understanding of a part of the war that is often overshadowed by the fighting on land and in the air. The encyclopedia focuses on the events, individuals, organizations, and ideas that shaped the world's navies during World War II, as well as the resultant battles that changed naval history. It also covers the numerous innovations that occurred during the conflict and shows how strategies evolved and were executed.
No Substitute for Victory
Author: David RigbyPublisher: Skyhorse
ISBN: 1631440187
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
An important look at how America has won its wars in the past and how it can continue winning in the future. Is there a recipe for military success? In No Substitute for Victory, author David Rigby grapples with this issue and determines that, in the case of the United States, there are a number of different strategies that have brought victory in battle to American forces over the years. In a clear, energetic prose, Rigby explains how the dropping of chocolate bars from airplanes over Berlin turned out to be one of the most successful applications of the Cold War strategy of containment. He argues, too, that far from being a radical change in policy by a desperate President Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation was in fact an essential part of Lincoln’s plan to reunite the nation. While the focus in No Substitute for Victory is on military maneuvers that have been successful, Rigby brilliantly uses the Vietnam War as a touchstone for comparison purposes on how not to fight a war. While the writing of military strategy is a crowded field, Rigby’s approach is unique in that he draws examples from conflicts throughout American history, from the Revolution up through the modern day. Rigby’s ability to find similarities in—and to draw conclusions from—the successes attained by American forces in battles as seemingly dissimilar as Gettysburg and Midway makes No Substitute for Victory essential reading for anyone interested in the riveting history of our nation’s military. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.