History of United States Naval Operations in World War II (v. 14)

In this concluding narrative volume of his remarkable series, Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison describes the two most famous campaigns in which he participated: Iwo Jima and Okinawa The details of these operations are described vividly, even passionately. Morison spares no details in describing the grim consequences of the kamikaze suicide crashes by enemy planes on the radar picket destroyers and other ships. With his usual clarity and skill, Morison describes the strategy that led to the concluding campaigns of the war and to the dropping of the first atomic bombs. Additional chapters are devoted to the logistics problem of supplying fleets and armies thousands of miles from bases to the devastating prowls by Pacific Fleet submarines, and to the controversial loss of the Indianapolis. Of particular interest is his detailed account, from Japanese and American sources, of the delicate negotiations which led to the surrender of Japan.

ISBN 1591145791   Pages 384 ISBN13 9781591145790 (What's this?)   Part volume Victory in the Pacific, 1945 Publisher Naval Institute Press   Weight (grammes) 680 Imprint Naval Institute Press   Published in Annopolis Format Paperback   Height (mm) 230 Publication date 15 Mar 2012   Width (mm) 152 DEWEY 940.545973   Spine width (mm) 30 DEWEY edition DC23   Academic level General

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