Major fleet-versus-fleet operations in the Pacific War, 1941-1945
By: Milan Vego
Series: Naval War College historical monograph series -- no. 22
Publisher: Naval War College Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Newport, Rhode Island
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9781935352112
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; Campaigns; American Naval operations; Japanese Naval operations; 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
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: List of maps, sidebars, and figures; title: Foreword / by Carnes Lord; title: Part 1. Fleet versus fleet; title: The Port Moresby-Solomons operation and Allied reaction, 27 April-11 May 1942; title: The Midway-Aleutians operation, 25 May-14 June 1942; title: Part 2. Fleet versus fleet/shore; title: Japanese A-Go operation (Battle of the Philippine Sea) : Situation and theater; title: Japanese A-Go operation (Battle of the Philippine Sea) : Planning and preparation; title: Japanese A-Go operation (Battle of the Philippine Sea) : execution; title: Japanese A-Go operation (Battle of the Philippine Sea) : Operational lessons.