History Of United States Naval Operations In World War Ii The Struggle For Guadalcanal August 1942 February 1943

Author : Samuel Eliot Morison
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252069963
Total Pages : 460 pages
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Download or read book History of United States Naval Operations in World War II: The struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942-February 1943 written by Samuel Eliot Morison and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the six months covered by Volume 5: The Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942-February 1943, the U.S. Navy fought six major engagements in waters surrounding Guadalcanal, more bitter and bloody than any naval battle in American history since 1814. From the Solomon Islands campaigns to the courageous action of Edson's Raiders at the Battle of the Bloody Ridge, from the great three-day Naval Battle of Guadalcanal to the Battle of Tassafaronga, Morison describes the events of these excruciating months in thrilling, heartbreaking detail from the shipdecks, cockpits, and exposed ridge-tops where the fate of thousands of soldiers and sailors was decided.

Author : Samuel Eliot Morison
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ISBN 13 : 9780785813064
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. written by Samuel Eliot Morison and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume V of this series of devoted entirely to the Guadalcanal campaign, in which the United States Navy experienced more fighting than in any three previous wars. After a brief description of the Solomon Islands, the author launches forth into the Battle of Savo Island. The full story of this severe defeat to the United States is told here for the first time.

Author : Samuel Eliot Morison
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Total Pages : 389 pages
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Download or read book The Struggle for Guadalcanal written by Samuel Eliot Morison and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Samuel Eliot Morison
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Download or read book History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. written by Samuel Eliot Morison and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Samuel Eliot Morison
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 9780316583053
Total Pages : 389 pages
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Download or read book Struggle for Guadalcanal: August 1942 - February 1943 - written by Samuel Eliot Morison and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 1949-01-30 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of the United States Naval Operations in World War II.

Author : Samuel Eliot Morison
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ISBN 13 : 9780785813057
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Download or read book History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. written by Samuel Eliot Morison and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume turns the corner from defeat to victory, beginning with the first of the great carrier actions of the war, the Battle of the Coral Sea. This is followed by a detailed account, the first to be written from Japanese as well as American sources, of the decisive Battle of Midway, and the Japanese thrust on the Aleutians, which ended with their occupation of Attu and Kiska. Part II, entitled "Submarine Actions", tells the little-known story of the "Silent Service", which courageously attacked Japanese shipping during the first year of the war.

Author : John Miller, Jr.
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781515027737
Total Pages : 474 pages
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Download or read book Guadalcanal written by John Miller, Jr. and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-07-11 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In publishing the history of combat operations the Department of the Army has three objectives. The first is to provide the Army itself with an accurate and timely account of its varied activities in directing, organizing, and employing its forces for the conduct of war-an account which will be available to the service schools and to individual members of the Armed Services who wish to extend their professional reading. The second objective is to offer the thoughtful citizen material for a better understanding of the basic problems of war and the manner in which these problems were met, thus augmenting his understanding of national security. The third objective is to accord a well-earned recognition to the devoted work and grim sacrifices of those who served. "The successes of the South Pacific Force," wrote Admiral Halsey in 1944, "were not the achievements of separate services or individuals but the result of whole-hearted subordination of self-interest by all in order that one successful 'fighting team' could be created."* The history of any South Pacific campaign must deal with this "fighting team," with all United States and Allied services. The victory on Guadalcanal can be understood only by an appreciation of the contribution of each service. No one service won the battle. The most decisive engagement of the campaign was the air and naval Battle of Guadalcanal in mid-November 1942, an engagement in which neither Army nor Marine Corps ground troops took any direct part. This volume attempts to show the contribution of all services to the first victory on the long road to Tokyo.

Author : Samuel Eliot Morison
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Total Pages : 366 pages
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Download or read book Coral Sea, Midway and Submarine Actions: May 1942-August 1942 written by Samuel Eliot Morison and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Tuohy
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ISBN 13 : 9781616739621
Total Pages : 428 pages
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Download or read book America's Fighting Admirals written by William Tuohy and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American naval actions of World War II comprise the most widespread, complex, and dramatic battles in the history of sea warfare. The fighting took place over vast distances in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, as well as in the constricted spaces of the Mediterranean and Solomon seas. Each of the major actions had an admiral, the commander in charge, who led the battle. In combat, the abilities and determination of these commanders at sea were put to the most severe test. Americas Fighting Admirals describes the course of U.S. sea action in World War II. It examines the skills, strengths, weaknesses and personalities of the American admirals who fought the battles at sea. It examines the effect that stress, tension, and responsibility have on commanders making vital decisions in the red-hot crucible of battle. And it reveals the changing nature of the responsibilities of flag officers as the war progressed and became enormously complex.

Author : Mark Stille
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472848063
Total Pages : 305 pages
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Download or read book The United States Navy in World War II written by Mark Stille and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.