Macarthur's Navy: The Seventh Fleet and the Battle for the Philippines

by Edwin P. Hoyt

Overview

Yet another in-depth military account from the prolific Hoyt. Focusing on the US Seventh Fleet, the author offers a vivid, authoritative log of key operations launched by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, commander of Allied forces in WW II's Southwest Pacific theater. Starting in late 1943, to illustrate, MacArthur directed American and Australian troops on a series of leapfrogging assaults, which by the summer of 1944 recaptured New Guinea from the Japanese. With each engagement, the Seventh Fleet (which Hoyt dubs MacArthur's Navy) gained valuable warships and invaluable experience. A solid chronicle on a vital weapon in MacArthur's arsenal.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780307824370
Publisher:	Crown Publishing Group
Publication date:	10/17/2012
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	216
Sales rank:	741,940
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Edwin Palmer Hoyt (August 5, 1923 - July 29, 2005) was a highly prolific American writer who specialized in military history. Until 1958 Hoyt worked in media. After 1958 he produced a consistent and large volume of non-fiction works.