Many regard this work as the definitive account of a controversial conflict of the war in the Pacific, the June 1944 battle known as the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot." Drawing on ten years of research and told from the viewpoint of the fliers and sailors who were on the firing line, William T. Y'Blo
Red sun setting: the Battle of the Philippine Sea
โ Scribed by Y'Blood, William T
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Series
- Bluejacket books
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Many regard this work as the definitive account of a controversial conflict of the war in the Pacific, the June 1944 battle known as the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot." Drawing on ten years of research and told from the viewpoint of the fliers and sailors who were on the firing line, William T. Y'Blood leads the reader through every stage of the battle.
โฆ Subjects
Bataille de la mer des Philippines, 19-21 juin 1944;Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945;Military operations, Naval--American;Military operations, Naval--Japanese;Philippine Sea, Battle of the, 1944 (June 19-21);World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American;World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, Japanese;Ressources Internet;World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American;World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, Japanese;Military operations, Naval -- American;Military operations, Naval -- Japanese;
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