Victory in the Pacific 1945 (History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, Vol.14)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Book Sales
Published: March 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 440
ISBN-13: 9780785813156
Subjects: European history: Second World War; Naval forces & warfare; United States; Military - World War II; History; History - Military / War; History: World; Europe; USA; World War, 1939-1945; Sale Books; Naval operations; Naval operations, American
First sentence: IT WAS a long, hard pull for the Navy across the Pacific to within striking distance of Japan; but, by the time Saipan in the Mariana had been conquered (August 1944) and the major part of Luzon liberated (February 1945), two practicable routes were open to the ultimate objective - the Nanpo Shoto and the Nansei Shoto island chains.