Supremacy At Sea - Task Force 58 and the Central Pacific Victory

The gripping account of the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier force—and how its Central Pacific campaign in 1944 marked the achievement of American naval supremacy

About the author

Evan Mawdsley is an historian and former professor of international history at the University of Glasgow. His book, The War for the Seas: A Maritime History of World War II, won the Anderson Medal for the best maritime history of 2019.

Summary

The gripping account of the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier force—and how its Central Pacific campaign in 1944 marked the achievement of American naval supremacy

Product details

• Authors: Evan Mawdsley
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2024
• EAN: 9780300255454
• ISBN: 978-0-300-25545-4
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); USA, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, maritime history, Naval forces & warfare, Second World War, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), History of the Americas, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Naval forces and warfare, Pacific Ocean, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General