The US Navy in World War II

In 1941 the US Navy had 17 battleships. By 1945 it was the strongest navy the world had ever seen. This extraordinary story is illustrated here with dramatic photos and colour plates.

An illustrated guide to the uniforms and equipment of the men and women of the US Navy during its huge contribution to the war 1941-45 - in the Pacific, where USN operations were the essential foundation of the Allied war effort, and also in the Atlantic and NW Europe.This is the first illustrated book to detail the uniforms and equipment of the men and women of the US Navy during its huge contribution to the war 1941-45 - in the Pacific, where USN operations were the essential foundation of the Allied war effort, and also in the Atlantic and NW Europe. Submariners, PT boat crews, AA gunners facing Kamikazes, aircraft carrier Air Group and deck crews, Corpsmen, libertymen and shore patrols, SeaBees, Coast Guards - all are illustrated, aboard and ashore, and their duties and equipment described, from Pearl Harbor to Vj-Day in Tokyo Bay.