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Royal Navy’s mighty Pacific Fleet: Joining the US Navy to defeat Japan.

British Pacific Fleet 1944–45

The Royal Navy in the downfall of Japan

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    80 pages

  • Release Date

    3 April 2024

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Summary

An illustration-packed new account of the powerful Royal Navy fleet that fought alongside the US Navy throughout the last year of the Pacific War.

The British Pacific Fleet was the Royal Navy’s primary contribution to the direct defeat of Japan in 1945, and is among the most powerful fleets Britain has ever sent into action. With naval supremacy in home waters achieved by 1944, many of the best and most modern ships in the Royal Navy could be sent to the Pacific, incl…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472856777
ISBN-10:1472856775
Author:Brian Lane Herder, Paul Wright
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Osprey Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:80
Release Date:3 April 2024
Weight:260g
Dimensions:50mm x 184mm x 246mm
Series:Fleet
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British Pacific Fleet 1944–45 by Brian Lane Herder - ISBN: 9781472856777
184 × 246 mm
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Critics Review

Overall, this is a good read covering the final chapters of the Second World War and the war against Japan and is thoroughly recommended for all readers. * Miniature Wargames *

About The Author

Brian Lane Herder

Brian Lane Herder graduated with a BA in History from the University of Kansas in 2003, and a Masters of Library Science from Emporia State University in 2009. He is a legislative librarian for the Kansas state government and his historical research interests include the US military, naval warfare, and World War II.

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