Here for the first time is the definitive history of the submarine war against Japan -- the ONLY full-scale submarine war the United States ever fought -- which has for the most part been shrouded in secrecy for three decades. Only recently have the codebreakers who played such a pivotal role in the submarine war been willing to talk about their work. And only recently have the private papers, …
"This book has been written in the hope of bringing the exploits of the United States Navy in World War II to the attention of new readers. I have not attempted a uniform condensation of the fifteen previous volumes I have written, but rather to select the most important battles and campaigns."
Profusely illustrated text discusses the campaigns and battles between American and Japanese forces in the Pacific that led to the defeat of the Japanese in World War II
A detailed account of the operations of U.S. destroyers in World War II, prepared from personal narratives and official records.