The US Navy in World War II

The US Navy in World War II cover

Description

Osprey's examination of the United States Navy during World War II (1939-1945). In 1941 the US Navy had 17 battleships - of which eight would be knocked out on the first day of the war - four aircraft carriers, and about 340,000 men including reservists. Pearl Harbor so weakened it that it was unable to prevent the Japanese capture of the Philippines and a vast sweep of Pacific islands. By 1945 it was the strongest navy the world had ever seen, with nearly 100 carriers, 41,000 aircraft and 3.3 million men; the unrivalled master of air-sea and amphibious operations, it was poised to invade Japan's home islands after reducing her fleet to scrap and her Pacific empire to impotence and starvation. This extraordinary story is illustrated here with dramatic photos, and nine meticulous colour plates showing a wide range of USN uniforms.

Table of Contents

Uniforms: blues, whites, dungarees, khakis, greys, flying greens; foul weather, flight deck crew, aircrew, Coast Guard, WAVES, frogmen, SeaBees, Hospital Corpsmen - Insignia: rank rating, service, cuff, medals - The Crew: recruitment, training, pay, food, life on board, duties, battle stations, medical, shore leave - Ship types - Weapons - Aircraft - Types of mission - Camapign summary

Product details

Published Jan 25 2002
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 64
ISBN 9781841763019
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 50 b/w; 0 col
Dimensions 10 x 7 inches
Series Elite
Short code ELI 80
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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