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Red Sun Setting: The Battle of the Philippine Sea

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Availability:In StockContributor:Carolyn C. Y'BloodSeries:Bluejacket BooksPublish date:2012-04-15Pages:272
Language:EnglishPublisher:US Naval Institute PressISBN-13:9781591149941ISBN-10:1591149940UPC:9781591149941Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:World War IISize:9.00 x 6.12 x 0.77 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCHAX59V8Z
Many regard this work as the definitive account of a controversial conflict of the war in the Pacific, the June 1944 battle known as the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot. Drawing on ten years of research and told from the viewpoint of the fliers and sailors who were on the firing line, William T. Y'Blood leads the reader through every stage of the battle, from the dogfights to the persistent attacks on the Japanese carriers to the frantic efforts of the returning fliers to land on friendly carriers. He takes the battle from the initial planning through the invasion of the Marianas and the recriminations that followed, describing Admiral Spruance's decision to allow U.S. forces to remain on the defensive and giving blow-by-blow details of the action. This intensive study of what many believe to be a major turning point in the Pacific War has remained an important reference since it was first published in 1981.
Language:EnglishPublisher:US Naval Institute PressISBN-13:9781591149941ISBN-10:1591149940UPC:9781591149941Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:World War IISize:9.00 x 6.12 x 0.77 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCHAX59V8Z
William T. Y'Blood, a pilot in the U.S. Air Force and later in commercial aviation, served as a historian for the Air Force. The author of eight books on World War II aviation topics, he died in 2006.
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press

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