History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Vol. 14
Subtitle: Victory in the Pacific, 1945 (History of United States Naval Operations in World War II)
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: February 5, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780252070655
Subjects: American history: Second World War; Naval forces & warfare; Naval History - World War II; Naval Operations; History; History - Military / War; Military; USA; Military - World War II; History / Military / United States; Military Science; Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945
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 Marianas 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.