Description
| Product ID: | 9781472819208 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Series: | Campaign |
| Title: | The Philippine Sea 1944 |
| Subtitle: | The last great carrier battle |
| Authors: | Author: Mark Stille, Jim Laurier |
| Page Count: | 96 |
| Subjects: | Asian history, Asian history, Second World War, Naval forces and warfare, Battles and campaigns, Second World War, Naval forces & warfare, Battles & campaigns, Philippines, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This fully illustrated book details the unequal clash between the United States and Imperial Japanese navies in the largest carrier battle of the Pacific War which destroyed the IJN’s ability to conduct further carrier operations. After suffering devastating losses in the huge naval battles at Midway and the Soloman Islands, the Imperial Japanese navy attempted to counter-attack against the US forces threatening the Home Islands. Involving the US Fifth Fleet and the Japanese Mobile Fleet, the battle of the Philippine Sea took place during the United States'' amphibious invasion of the Mariana Islands during the Pacific War. |
| Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-09-21 |
