On the warpath in the Pacific : Admiral Jocko Clark and the fast carriers / Clark G. Reynolds

Object Details

Author: Reynolds, Clark G
Subject: Clark, J. J (Joseph James) 1893-1971; United States Navy; United States Navy Aviation History

Contents: Cherokee Kid, 1893-1913 -- Academy high jinks, 1913-1917 -- Germans, destroyers, aviators, 1917-1921 -- Policing the world, round one, 1921-1923 -- Flying with the battleships-- and Moffett, 1923-1931 -- Attacking Pearl Harbor with Ernie King, 1931-1933 -- Warplanes, carriers, and Hawaiian defenses, 1933-1939 -- Into the two-ocean war, 1940-1942 -- Carriers and men and battle, 1942-1943 -- A civilian navy run by a sea dog, 1943 -- The pacesetting new Yorktown, 1943 -- Pacific offensive, 1943 -- Admirals must fight! 1943 -- Mitscher and Task Force 58, 1943-1944 -- Carrier admiral, 1944 -- The great carrier battle, 1944 -- Outstanding fighter, unexcelled task group, 1944-1945 -- On to Tokyo, 1945 -- Policing the world, round two, 1945-1950 -- Korean finale, 1950-1953 -- Postwarpaths, 1953-1971 -- Legacy : policing the world, round three

2005

C2005

20th century

Physical description: xiii, 537 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Smithsonian Libraries

Topic: Admirals; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945; Aircraft carriers--History; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations