{"product_id":"history-of-united-states-naval-operations-in-world-war-ii-vol-7-aleutians-gilberts-and-marshalls-june-1942april-1944-9780252070372","title":"History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Vol. 7: Aleutians  Gilberts and Marshalls  June 1942-April 1944","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the last months of 1943  when Allied forces of the South and Southwest Pacific were hammering at islands and airfields in the Bismarcks and Bougainville  Admiral Chester Nimitz organized two massive amphibious operations to capture the strategically vital Gilbert and Marshall Islands. Volume 7 of Samuel Eliot Morisons splendid history describes this mighty sweep of the Pacific Fleet across Micronesia  as well as the warfare in the remote and frigid Aleutian Islands. The campaigns of 1943-44 marked a great advance in the art of war. Fast carrier strikes  new anti-aircraft and airborne weapons  better radar capabilities  and faster fire- and damage-control solutions combined to revolutionize amphibious operations; advances in photographic reconnaissance improved strategic planning; and all-terrain vehicles called amphtracs facilitated beach landings. In addition  the Micronesia campaigns inspired revolutionary innovations in logistics to meet the challenge of supplying and servicing an enormous amphibious force in an area with no large land masses  no labor  and no supplies or facilities of any kind. Similar logistical difficulties characterized operations in the Aleutian Islands  compounded by hazardous conditions including dense fog  almost constant cloud cover  blinding blizzards  and icy seas. Morison tracks the Americans recovery of Attu and Kiska as well as the gallantly fought Battle of the Komandorski Islands.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45274716995637,"sku":"ByrdShop_0252070372","price":239.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780252070372.jpg?v=1780497949","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/history-of-united-states-naval-operations-in-world-war-ii-vol-7-aleutians-gilberts-and-marshalls-june-1942april-1944-9780252070372","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}