{"product_id":"flattop-fighting-in-world-war-patrick-degan-9780786414512","title":"Flattop Fighting in World War II: The Battles Between American and Japanese Aircraft Carriers","description":"\u003cp\u003e World War II's naval battles between the United States and Japan have been the subject of many books, popular movies, and documentaries, but the very important story of the fighting between United States and Japanese aircraft carriers is often lost in broader discussions of the Pacific naval war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This work concentrates exclusively on the fighting between the American and Japanese aircraft carriers, examining how strategies were planned and carried out on both sides. Presented are the stories of the USS \u003ci\u003eHornet, \u003c\/i\u003e which launched the B-25s of James Doolittle's daring raid of Tokyo in 1942; the USS \u003ci\u003eYorktown, \u003c\/i\u003e which suffered fierce attacks during the Battle of Midway; the USS \u003ci\u003eLexington, \u003c\/i\u003e which refueled and rearmed Hellcats during the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot; the USS \u003ci\u003eEnterprise, \u003c\/i\u003e the leader of a motley assortment of cruisers and destroyers left to hold a very precarious line in the campaign for Guadalcanal; and the Japanese battleship \u003ci\u003eYamato, \u003c\/i\u003e sacrificed for a suicide mission against 900 aircraft bombers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Degan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786414510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786414512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.88h x 6.40w x 0.73d","brand":"Patrick Degan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44919662280959,"sku":"9780786414512","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_54ae22c1-5705-4486-b50f-7d3677a9687c.jpg?v=1710359119","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/flattop-fighting-in-world-war-patrick-degan-9780786414512","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}