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The Little Giants : Us Escort Carriers against Japan
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Y'Blood, William T.
- Series:
- Bluejacket Bks.
- Bluejacket books The little giants
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aircraft carriers--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American--Pacific Area.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns.
- Aircraft carriers.
- Local Subjects:
- Aircraft carriers--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (486 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Little Giants
- Place of Publication:
- Annopolis : Naval Institute Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The substantial accomplishments of the U.S. Navy's mini-carriers in such battles as Leyte Gulf, Guadalcanal, the Marianas, and Okinawa never gained the attention given the fast carriers, but there is little question that their vital operations played an important role in the Pacific campaign. These remarkably versatile vessels--called CVEs, baby flattops, and even jeeps--hunted submarines, escorted convoys, provided air support, and performed dozens of other tasks that are vividly described in this book. Based on interviews with the CVE crewmen and on war diaries, ship histories, and othe
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781612512471
- 161251247X
- OCLC:
- 817873992
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