The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific,

The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945

An unprecedented account of the monumental Pacific War campaign that brought the U.S. Navy to the apex of its strength and supremacy and established the foundation for America to become a dominant global superpower
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Here is the extraordinary story of the most consequential campaign of the Pacific War: the U.S. Fifth Fleetâ€™s seizure of the Marianas, a relentless deployment of overwhelming force on air, land, and sea that opened the path to total victory over Japan and established a new state of the art in warfare: the first use of the forerunners of todayâ€™s SEALs; the emergence of massive cross-hemispheric expeditionary operations; the flowering of American naval aviation and carrier power; and the secret training of Marianas-based air crews who would first unleash nuclear fire.
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From the epic seaborne invasion of Saipan, to the stunning aerial battles of the Marianas Turkey Shoot, to the grinding combat ashoreâ€”and the largest suicide attack of the warâ€”to the devastating bombing campaign that culminated with Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Marianas were the fulcrum of the Pacific. Filled with memorable action set pieces and closely observed portraits of the naval, air, and ground-force warriors and commanders who revolutionized warfare, The Fleet at Flood Tide is the broadly encompassing story of the full materialization of America as a world-class military power.
Country USA
Manufacturer Bantam
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-10-25
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Bantam
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-10-25
Format	Kindle eBook

The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945

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