Major fleet-versus-fleet operations in the Pacific War, 1941-1945 /

"A detailed study of three major naval operations of World War II. These three, initiated by imperial Japan, took place in the Pacific and resulted in the battles of the Coral Sea, Midway/Aleutians, and the Philippine Sea. All the cases provide ample background on the geographic and strategic c...

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Main Author:	Vego, Milan N. (Author)
Format:	Government Document Book
Language:	English
Published:	Newport, Rhode Island : Naval War College Press, 2014.
Series:	U.S. Naval War College historical monograph series ; no. 22.
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Ocean. World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American. World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, Japanese. Coral Sea, Battle of the, 1942. Midway, Battle of, 1942. Philippine Sea, Battle of the, 1944 (June 19-21) Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944. Coral Sea, Battle of the (1942) Leyte Gulf, Battle of (Philippines : 1944) Midway, Battle of (1942) Philippine Sea, Battle of the (June 19-21, 1944) World War (1939-1945) Military campaigns. Military operations, Naval > American. Military operations, Naval > Japanese. Pacific Ocean. Philippines. 1939-1945

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Summary:	"A detailed study of three major naval operations of World War II. These three, initiated by imperial Japan, took place in the Pacific and resulted in the battles of the Coral Sea, Midway/Aleutians, and the Philippine Sea. All the cases provide ample background on the geographic and strategic context of the operations, as well as an account of the unfolding of the action utilizing much primary source material in, especially, American and Japanese archives"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:	xxii, 316 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781935352112 1935352113