Fabled Fifteen: The Pacific War Saga of Carrier Air Group 15, Paperback - Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

The record of Carrier Air Group 15 in World War II is astonishing by any measure: it scored 312 enemy aircraft destroyed, 33 probably destroyed, an...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Thomas McKelvey CleaverIllustration(s): 16-page black and white plate section.Number of pages: 336Pu...

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Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

DescriptionOn October 27 1942, four "Long Lance" torpedoes fired by the Japanese destroyers Makigumo and Akigumo exploded in the hull of the aircra...

Now available in paperback, this is the gripping story of Task Force 77, the US Navy carrier commitment to the Korean War that was vital to the suc...

Titled after the wartime nickname for the part of North Korea that was the epicentre of a bitter struggle for air superiority over the Korean Penin...

DescriptionTitled after the wartime nickname for the part of North Korea that was the epicenter of a bitter struggle for air superiority over the K...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Thomas McKelvey CleaverIllustration(s): 32-page plate section in b&wNumber of pages: 352Publication ...

DescriptionNow publishing in paperback, this is vivid narrative history of the final stages of the Pacific War, as the US Navy began to slowly appr...

The Frozen Chosen is an account of the breakout from the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea by the 1st Marine Division from November to December 1950,...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Thomas McKelvey CleaverIllustration(s): Illustrated throughout with around 60 photos and at least 14...

Publisher: Rowman & LittlefieldAuthor(s): Keith Warren LloydIllustration(s): Illustrations, unspecified; Maps; Halftones, Black & White including B...

The illustrated diary of Japanese Navy floatplane pilot Warrant Officer Nemoto Kumesako, dating from the early months of the Pacific War, presented...

A detailed and comprehensive study of the carrier formations of the Pacific War, including their origins, development, and key battles from the Cor...

Offers an account of the closing stages of the war against Japan, victory being due to the contribution of the British Pacific Fleet. This book is ...

DescriptionDuring the first 10 months of the war in the Pacific, Japan achieved air supremacy with its carrier and land-based forces. After major s...

Reducere. An up-close look at the battles of World War II for kids ages 8 to 12Help kids learn all about World War II--right from the front lines. This fasci...

The story of British naval flying from aircraft carriers, from its conception in WW1 to the present day.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): ...

This volume chronicles aerial warfare in the South Pacific from December 1941 until March 1942, during which air operations by both sides became a ...

Reducere. The new breed of American fast aircraft carriers could make thirty-three knots, and each carried almost one hundred strike aircraft. Brought togeth...

Written by a renowned expert, this is the most detailed account to date of the fast carrier strike force, the force that brought Japan to its knees...

State-of-the-art reinterpretations of the reasons for Japan's decision to surrender, by distinguished historians of differing national perspectives...

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers IncAuthor(s): Elise HooperNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 134 x 201 x 27Cover type: Paper...

DescriptionThis second volume chronicles aerial warfare in the South Pacific for the two crucial months of March and April 1942 when a deadly strug...

Sunday, December 7, 1941, dawned clear and bright over the Pacific.... But for the Dauntless dive-bomber crews of the USS Enterprise returning to t...

Reducere. Asia, 1945. The War in Europe is over. Undeterred, the Japanese Empire fights on. With millions of loyal troops at its disposal and holdings that e...

Reducere. Beginning with a look at the readiness of the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy and the United States armed forces, this book gives a detailed accoun...

A in-depth look at the heroic fighting forces of the Second World War

After the astonishing Japanese successes of 1941 and early 1942, the Allies began to fight back. After victories at Guadalcanal, Coral Sea, Midway ...

South Pacific Air War Volume Four chronicles aerial warfare in the South Pacific in the critical period between 19 June and 8 September 1942. It ca...

Reducere. Since the Korean War ended in 1953, several books and articles have been published about the air-to-air battles between the American F-86s and Russ...

DescriptionThe War Criminal's Son brings to life hidden aspects of the Civil War through the sweeping saga of the firstborn son in the infamous Con...

Reducere. For sheer daring, danger and drama, Doolittle's Raid must rank at the top any list of World War II battles. Few other events of the war had such an...

The extraordinary sixty-thousand-year history of how the Pacific islands were settled.Publisher: Head of ZeusAuthor(s): Nicholas ThomasIllustration...

Reducere. In February 1942, Lieutenant General Thomas Holcomb, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, ordered the creation of a new unit designated the 1st Mari...