The little-known history of the Hawaii-based Seventh Air Force's war as it fought in all the major island campaigns from the Gilberts and Marshalls to the Marianas, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
The little-known history of the Hawaii-based Seventh Air Force's war as it fought in all the major island campaigns from the Gilberts and Marshalls to the Marianas, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
Brian Lane Herder graduated with a BA in History from the University of Kansas in 2003, and a Masters of Library Science from Emporia State University in 2009. He is a legislative librarian for the Kansas state government and his historical research interests include the US military, naval warfare, and World War II. He has published various titles with Osprey including NVG 286 US Navy Battleships 1895-1908 and NVG 293 US Navy Gunboats 1885-1945.
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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Prelude: 1941 42 CHRONOLOGY ATTACKER'S CAPABILITIES Commands Airfields Meteorology Long range heavy bombers Day fighters Very Long Range (VLR) fighters Light and medium bombers Defending Seventh Air Force airbases Night fighters Carrier airpower Search and Rescue (SAR) DEFENDER'S CAPABILITIES Commands Japanese island defenses Fighter defenses Counter attacking air assets Defense of the Home Islands 1945 IJN anti aircraft artillery CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVES THE CAMPAIGN Prelude: January August 1943 Gilbert Islands operation, November December 1943 The Marshall Islands Operation, January March 1944 Neutralizing the Caroline Islands, March 1944 August 1944 The Mariana Islands Operation, June August 1944 Philippine Sea diversions, August 1944 January 1945 The Iwo Jima operation, February March 1945 The Ryukyus operation, April June 1945 The first Empire missions, April June 1945 Endgame over the Empire, July August 1945 AFTERMATH AND ANALYSIS SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Prelude: 1941 42 CHRONOLOGY ATTACKER'S CAPABILITIES Commands Airfields Meteorology Long range heavy bombers Day fighters Very Long Range (VLR) fighters Light and medium bombers Defending Seventh Air Force airbases Night fighters Carrier airpower Search and Rescue (SAR) DEFENDER'S CAPABILITIES Commands Japanese island defenses Fighter defenses Counter attacking air assets Defense of the Home Islands 1945 IJN anti aircraft artillery CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVES THE CAMPAIGN Prelude: January August 1943 Gilbert Islands operation, November December 1943 The Marshall Islands Operation, January March 1944 Neutralizing the Caroline Islands, March 1944 August 1944 The Mariana Islands Operation, June August 1944 Philippine Sea diversions, August 1944 January 1945 The Iwo Jima operation, February March 1945 The Ryukyus operation, April June 1945 The first Empire missions, April June 1945 Endgame over the Empire, July August 1945 AFTERMATH AND ANALYSIS SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
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