Bibliograph

The fleet at flood tide, America at total war in the Pacific, 1944-1945, James D. Hornfischer

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The fleet at flood tide, America at total war in the Pacific, 1944-1945, James D. Hornfischer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The fleet at flood tide

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

951742544

Responsibility statement

James D. Hornfischer

Sub title

America at total war in the Pacific, 1944-1945

Summary

"Timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, here is an unprecedented account of the extraordinary World War II air, land, and sea campaign that brought the U.S. Navy to the apex of its strength and marked the rise of the United States as a global superpower, "--Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

Part One: Sea -- Engine of Siege -- On the Western Warpath -- In Turner's Train -- A Charge for Ozawa -- The Outer Colony -- a Rumor of Fleets -- OBB and UDT -- Heavy Weather -- Part Two: Land -- Heavier, Higher, Faster -- d Day -- Trail, Attack, Report -- Tank Attack -- The View From the Mountain -- First Contact -- War of the Wind Machines -- Fast Carriers Down -- To Build a Better Airfield -- Beyond Darkness -- Smith versus Smith -- Satan's Breath -- The Dying Game -- Sniper Ship on a Cave Shoot -- Beyond all Boundaries -- Atop Suicide Cliffs -- Regime Change -- Steel Like Snowflakes -- The Will to Lose Hard -- Part Three: Air -- Secrets of New Mexico -- Going Critical -- Everybody's Business -- Divine Woods -- Methods of Death on the Wing -- Opportunity and Madness -- Prompt and Utter Destruction -- Clear-cut Results -- Part Four: Earth -- Eight Bells for an Empire -- The War Wearies

Target audience

adult

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America at total war in the Pacific, 1944-1945

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