The Philippine Sea 1944: The Last Great Carrier Battle

by Mark Stille and Mark E. Stille

After suffering devastating losses in the huge naval battles at Midway and the Soloman Islands, the Imperial Japanese navy attempted to counter-attack against the US forces threatening the Home Islands. Involving the US Fifth Fleet and the Japanese Mobile Fleet, the battle of the Philippine Sea took place during the United States' amphibious invasion of the Mariana Islands during the Pacific War.

The two fleets clashed on June 19-20, 1944...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472819209
• ISBN13: 9781472819208
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.1" x 9.7"