The Philippine sea 1944 : the last great carrier battle / Mark Stille ; illustrated by Jim Laurier.

By:

Stille, Mark [author. ]

Contributor(s):

Laurier, Jim [illustrator.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford : Blumsbury Publishing, c2017.Description: 96 pISBN:

9781472819208

Uniform titles:

The Philippine sea 1944 : the lat great carrier battle

Subject(s):

World War (1939-1945) Philippines Military campaigns Military operations, Aerial Military operations, Naval Aircraft carriers

Summary: The Philippine sea 1944 The battle of the Philippine Sea was by far the largest carrier battle ever fought, with 15 fleet and light carriers on the American side and nine on the Japanese side. No other carrier battle of this magnitude will ever be seen again. The US Navy aimed to seize the Mariana islands to provide air bases for the long-range bombardment of Japan, with the hope of destroying the Japanese fleet in the process. The imperial Japanese fleet in the process. The Imperial Japanese Navy had been rebuilding its carrier force for 20 months in preparation for a decisive battle with the US navy. The two fleets clashed on June 19-20, 1944 with the Japanese carrier aircraft shot down in devastating numbers by US fighters in what became known as the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot.''

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The Philippine sea 1944 The battle of the Philippine Sea was by far the largest carrier battle ever fought, with 15 fleet and light carriers on the American side and nine on the Japanese side. No other carrier battle of this magnitude will ever be seen again. The US Navy aimed to seize the Mariana islands to provide air bases for the long-range bombardment of Japan, with the hope of destroying the Japanese fleet in the process. The imperial Japanese fleet in the process. The Imperial Japanese Navy had been rebuilding its carrier force for 20 months in preparation for a decisive battle with the US navy. The two fleets clashed on June 19-20, 1944 with the Japanese carrier aircraft shot down in devastating numbers by US fighters in what became known as the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot.''

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