The gripping account of the U.S. Navy's fast carrier force – and how its Central Pacific campaign in 1944 marked the achievement of American naval supremacy. Task Force 58 was World War II's most powerful battle fleet. Made up in mid-1944 of sixtee...

Command of the oceans was crucial to winning World War II. By the start of 1942 Nazi Germany had conquered mainland Europe, and Imperial Japan had overrun Southeast Asia and much of the Pacific. How could Britain and distant America prevail in what h...

In far-flung locations around the globe, an unparalleled sequence of international events took place between December 1 and December 12, 1941. In this riveting book, historian Evan Mawdsley explores how the story unfolded. He demonstrates how these d...