Mark Henry

The US Navy in World War II (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Bujeiro, Ramiro

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782002208
• Artikelnr.: 44626509

Autorenporträt

Mark R. Henry is a lifelong student of military history and an experienced re-enactor of many periods. He served in the US Army as a signals officer 1981-90, in Germany, Texas and Korea. He holds a BA degree in History and is studying for his Master's; and currently works in the US Army museum system. His special interest lies in the United States armed forces of the 20th century.

Inhaltsangabe

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