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South China Sea 1945: Task Force 38's bold carrier rampage in Formosa, Luzon, and Indochina: Air Campaign, cartea 36

Autor Mark Lardas Ilustrat de Irene Cano Rodríguez
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 mar 2023
A history of the US Navy's remarkable 1945 South China Sea raid against the Japanese, the first time in history that a carrier fleet dared to rampage through coastal waters.As 1945 opened, Japan was fighting defensively everywhere. As the Allies drew closer to the Home Islands, risks of Japanese air and sea attack on the US Navy carrier force increased. US forces wanted to take the island of Luzon which provided a base for Japanese aircraft from Formosa (Taiwan) and Indochina, and from where attacks could easily be devastating for the invasion fleet. US Naval Intelligence also believed Japanese battleships Ise and Hyuga were operating out of Cam Ranh Bay. A fast carrier sweep through the South China Sea was a potential answer with the bonus that it would strike the main nautical highway for cargo from Japan's conquests in Southeast Asia.Task Force 38 would spend the better part of two weeks marauding through the South China Sea during Operation Gratitude, a month-long sweep of the area, which launched air strikes into harbors in Indochina, the Chinese coast and Formosa, while targeting shipping in the high-traffic nautical highway. By the time the Task Force exited the South China Sea, over 300,000 tons of enemy shipping and dozens of Japanese warships had been sunk. With follow-up air strikes against Japanese harbors and airfields in Formosa and the Ryukyu Islands, the success of the sweep was unprecedented.Using detailed battlescenes, maps, bird's eye views, and diagrams of air strikes at Luzon, this intriguing account of Task Force 38's reign in the South China Sea proved that aircraft carriers could dominate the land-based air power of the fading Japanese. From the Korean War through to Vietnam, to the campaigns in Iraq, aircraft carriers could sail safely offshore, knowing their aircraft would prevail on both sea and land.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781472853110
ISBN-10: 1472853113
Pagini: 96
Ilustrații: Illustrated throughout with around 60 photos and at least 14 pages of color illustrations
Dimensiuni: 184 x 248 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Osprey Publishing
Seria Air Campaign

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

First time in history that a carrier fleet sailed boldly into an enemy's coastal waters and stayed there, proving that carrier aircraft could dominate the land-based air power of the fading Japanese.

Notă biografică

Mark Lardas has been fascinated by things related to the sea and sky his entire life. From building models of ships and aircraft as a teen, his maritime interest led him to study Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, but his interest in aviation led him to take a job on the then-new Space Shuttle program. Over the next 30 years he worked as a navigation engineer on the Shuttle program. Currently he works developing commercial aircraft systems as a quality assurance manager. He has written extensively about aircraft and warships, and is the author of 25 books, all related to military, naval or maritime history.

Cuprins

INTRODUCTION CHRONOLOGY ATTACKER'S CAPABILITIES - Task Force 38 at the height of its powerDEFENDER'S CAPABILITIES -The Japanese in the South China SeaCAMPAIGN OBJECTIVES -Japan's critical sea routeTHE CAMPAIGN - Into the South China SeaAFTERMATH AND ANALYSIS FURTHER READING INDEX