US Navy Carrier Aircraft vs IJN Yamato Class Battleships: Pacific Theater 1944–45 1472808495, 9781472808493

As the Pacific War approached a crescendo, the clashes between swarming US Navy carrier aircraft, and the gigantic Imper

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US Navy Carrier Aircraft vs IJN Yamato Class Battleships: Pacific Theater 1944–45
1472808495, 9781472808493

This fully illustrated study examines and compares the roles of the US Navy submarines and the Imperial Japanese Navy�

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The ineffectiveness of conventional air attacks on US Navy surface ships, particularly heavily defended targets like car

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A gripping and authentic World War II adventure! Perfect for fans of Clive Cussler, John Wingate, Duncan Harding and Dou

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At the time of Pearl Harbor, the United States Army still had ten cavalry regiments.The 26th (Filipino Scouts) fought on

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Although the war in the Pacific is usually considered a carrier war, it was the cruisers that dominated the early fighti

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This pictorial history of US battleships illustrates the power, versatility, and many combat operations of this naval st

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The Imperial Japanese Navy of World War 2 surpassed the Allied and Axis fleets in innovation and technology. This title

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By the time the Americans began their aerial bombardment of Japan in 1944, both the JAAF and IJNAF were spent forces. Wh

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Osprey's elite series title for all cavalry units that participated in World War II (1939-1945). At the time of Pea

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The new breed of American fast aircraft carriers could make thirty-three knots, and each carried almost one hundred stri

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