Supremacy at sea : Task Force 58 and the Central Pacific victory

Supremacy at sea Task Force 58 and the Central Pacific victory

Evan Mawdsley, 1945-

Book - 2024

"The gripping account of the U.S. Navy's fast carrier force and its Central Pacific campaign. Task Force 58 was World War II's most powerful battle fleet. Made up of sixteen aircraft carriers, over a thousand combat aircraft, and an armada of escorts, it was vital to victory over Japan. In this compelling account, Evan Mawdsley charts the 3,500-mile dash of the "Big Blue Fleet" across the Central Pacific in 1944. After four months of air strikes, the Battle of the Philippine Sea crushed the enemy's carrier air force and secured war-winning air bases in the Mariana Islands. Mawdsley examines the elements of the rapidly assembled force--ships, planes, and 100,000 officers and men--as well as the advanced bases an...d "fleet train" that provided such astounding mobility. Task Force 58's campaign marked the realization of maritime supremacy by the United States, and ultimately transformed the nature of naval warfare."--

Saved in:
Place a Hold Save to List Email this

2nd Floor New Shelf Show me where

940.5426/Mawdsley
1 / 1 copies available
Location Call Number   Status
2nd Floor New Shelf 940.5426/Mawdsley (NEW SHELF) Checked In
Subjects
United States. > Navy. > Task Force 58 > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Ocean.
Aircraft carriers > United States > History > 20th century.
Published
New Haven ; London : Yale University Press [2024]
Language
English
Main Author
Evan Mawdsley, 1945- (author)
Physical Description
l, 324 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-307) and index.
ISBN
9780300255454
  • List of Plates, Maps, Figures, and Tables
  • List of Abbreviations and Terms
  • Maps
  • Introduction: Fourteen Months Earlier
  • 1. The Origins of Task Force 58
  • 2. FLINTLOCK: TF 58 and the Invasion of the Marshalls, January-February 1944
  • 3. HAILSTONE: TF 58 Raids Truk, February 1944
  • 4. Seven-League Boots: TF 58 Raids the Marianas, February 1944
  • 5. DESECRATE: TF 58 raids Palau, 30-31 March 1944
  • 6. TF 58: The Final Raids, April and May 1944
  • 7. Approaching the Marianas, 1-15 June 1944
  • 8. TF 58 and the Battle of the Philippine Sea (1): Invasion and Air Battle
  • 9. TF 58 and the Battle of the Philippine Sea (2): Submarines and the American Air Strike
  • 10. Supremacy at Sea
  • Appendix I. The Fast Carriers of TF 58, January to June 1944
  • Appendix II. The Other Side of the Ocean: Japanese Forces and Strategy
  • Endnotes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

Similar Items