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Admiral Spruance
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Great Marianas Turkey Shoot
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Pacific War battle
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War in the Pacific
World War II
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- ISBN 9781591149941
- Format: Paperback
- Weight: 381g
- Dimensions: 152 x 228mm
- Publication Date: 31 May 2012
- Publisher: Naval Institute Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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Many regard this work as the definitive account of a controversial conflict of the war in the Pacific, the June 1944 battle known as the ""Great Marianas Turkey Shoot."" Drawing on ten years of research and told from the viewpoint of the fliers and sailors who were on the firing line, William T. Y'Blood leads the reader through every stage of the battle, from the dogfights to the persistent attacks on the Japanese carriers to the frantic efforts of the returning fliers to land on friendly carriers. He takes the battle from the initial planning through the invasion of the Marianas and the recriminations that followed, describing Admiral Spruance's decision to allow U.S. forces to remain on the defensive and giving blow-by-blow details of the action. This intensive study of what many believe to be a major turning point in the Pacific War has remained an important reference since it was first published in 1981.
William Thomas Y'Blood (1937 – 2003)an American World War II historian was a USAF B-47 pilot and historian for the Office of Air Force History in Washington, D.C., and notable as the author of eight books that have been translated into ten languages. His collection of research materials were a source of help in the writing of his books.
