U.S. Navy Against the Axis: Surface Combat, 1941-1945

by Vincent P. O'Hara

Book Overview

The U.S. Navy against the Axis tells the story of the U.S. Navy's surface fleet in World War II with an emphasis on ship-to-ship combat. The book refutes the widely-held notion that the attack on Pearl Harbor rendered battleships obsolete and that aviation and submarines dominated the Pacific War. It demonstrates how the surface fleet played a decisive role at critical junctures. It was crucial to America's ultimate victory and its story holds...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159114650X
• ISBN13: 9781591146506
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.6" x 9.0"