Naval Accidents Since 1945
Naval Accidents Since 1945

Author: Malcolm Maclean

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781904459323

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Dette er et engelsk værk omhandlende følgende uheldskategorier i de omtalte flåder, nemlig: Brand og eksplosioner, grundstødninger, kollisioner, materiel- og strukturelle nedbrud, skibsvæfts- og doksætningsuheld, beskydning af egne styrker og ukendte årsager. Bogen behandler rigtigt mange, men dog ikke alle dokumenterede større uheld. Således behandles f. eks. ikke minelæggeren FYENs alvorlige grundstødning i Boknafjorden. Til slut behandles overlevelses- og rednings- samt bjærgningsvirksomhed. Et oplysende værk for især skibschefer og teknikofficerer.

The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II
The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II

Author: Robert J Cressman

Publisher: Naval Institute Press

Published: 2016-10-15

Total Pages: 838

ISBN-13: 1682471543

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Ten years after the close of World War II, the U.S. Navy published a chronology of its operations in the war. Long out of print, the work focused on what were then defined as critical and decisive events. It ignored a multitude of combat actions as well as the loss or damage of many types of U.S. ships and craft—particularly auxiliaries, amphibious ships, and district craft—and entirely omitted the U.S. submarine campaign against Japanese shipping, This greatly expanded and updated study, now available in paperback with an index, goes far beyond the original work, drawing on information from more than forty additional years of historical research and writing. Massive, but well organized, it addresses operational aspects of the U.S. Navy’s war in every theater.

U.S. Navy at War
U.S. Navy at War

Author: Ernest J. King

Publisher: www.Militarybookshop.CompanyUK

Published: 2010-09-01

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9781907521423

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At the beginning of World War II, in the midst of building the United States Navy into a "two-ocean fleet," the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor put the effectiveness of American sea power in doubt. Three and a half years later, the U.S. Navy was undoubtedly the strongest in the world. In that time, the Japanese fleet had been shattered, the U-Boat threat was a thing of the past, and the Navy had supported the greatest amphibious campaigns in history. "U.S. Navy at War: Official Reports by Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, U.S.N.," consisting of three reports submitted by Admiral King to the Secretary of the Navy in the course of the war, is an official account of the U.S. Navy's operations in World War II. It provides an authoritative contemporary account of the beginning of the fleet buildup prior to the outbreak of war; the campaigns in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Mediterranean; naval research and development; submarine warfare; and many other aspects of the naval war. In addition, the book provides useful listings of all U.S. ships added to the fleet between December 7, 1941 and October 1, 1945, a list of U.S. ships lost in combat, and another that outlines the status of major combatant ships of the Japanese Navy at the end of the war - a sobering testimony to the overwhelming naval superiority achieved by the United States. Long out of print, "U.S. Navy at War" remains a unique source for anyone interested in the Second World War at sea. Originally published in 1946. 310 pages, ill.

Clear the Deck!
Clear the Deck!

Author: Cory Graff

Publisher: Specialty Press (MN)

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781580071192

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Flying from an aircraft carrier is an incredibly dangerous business. When World War II came to the Pacific, thousands of U.S. Naval aviators and their high performance combat planes were catapulted into the greatest battle of all time. Their missions were difficult, and they flew against a skilled and, some say, a fanatical enemy. Some didn't make it back, and many of those that did came limping home on a wing and a prayer--engines gushing oil, wing in tatters, tail hook torn away, or landing gear smashed. There were no alternate airfields, no time to lose, and absolutely no room from error. Navy photographers were often on hand to unflinchingly capture the resulting drama, danger, and heartbreak on film--it was their job. Using photographs gathered from the National Archives, Naval Aviation Museum, and other institution, Graff examines the amazing Naval aviation actions that took place during World War II. Clear the Deck! puts readers one of the most hectic and hazardous places on earth--the deck of a wartime aircraft carrier.