The United States Navy in World War II: From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa

by Mark E. Stille

Book Overview

A comprehensive overview of the strategy, operations, and vessels of the United States Navy from 1941 to 1945.

Although slowly building its navy while neutral during the early years of World War II, the US was struck a serious blow when its battleships, the lynchpin of US naval doctrine, were the target of the dramatic attack at Pearl Harbor.

In the Pacific Theater, the US was thereafter locked into a head to head struggle...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472848047
• ISBN13: 9781472848048
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.7" x 9.6"