Table of Contents

Introduction

1. United States Naval Strategy and Tactics in World War II
2. Operations
3. Carriers
4. Battleships
5. Heavy Cruisers
6. Light Cruisers
7. Destroyers
8. Submarines
9. The United States Navy in World War II – an Assessment

Select Bibliography
Index

Promotional Information

A comprehensive overview of the strategy, operations and vessels of the United States Navy from 1941 to 1945.

About the Author

Mark E. Stille (Commander, United States Navy, retired) received his BA in History from the University of Maryland and also holds an MA from the Naval War College. He recently concluded a nearly 40-year career in the intelligence community including tours on the faculty of the Naval War College, on the Joint Staff and on US Navy ships. He is the author of numerous Osprey titles focusing on naval history in the Pacific.

Reviews

If you are looking for a complete single volume of USN ships in WWII, you will have found it with this book. You will not be disappointed.
*Gunmart*

In this superbly illustrated and detailed work, naval expert Mark E. Stille combines new research and archival material to examine the carriers, battleships, cruisers, destroyers and submarines used by the US Navy throughout the war.
*Warship World*