The British Pacific Fleet Experience and Legacy, 1944-50 (Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies)

by Dr. Jon Robb-Webb

Dr. Tim Benbow, Professor Greg Kennedy, and Dr. Jon Robb-Webb

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The British Pacific Fleet was formed in October 1944 and dispatched to fight alongside the USN in the Central Pacific under Admiral Nimitz. Deploying previously unpublished documents, this book reveals how relations between the UK and US forces developed from a starting point of barely repressed suspicion, to one where both navies came to understand each other and eventually find a remarkable bond. Born out of a shared experience of Kamikaze attacks, extended operations against bitterly hostile shores, the pooling of knowledge and experience, the two navies underpinned the diplomatic moves in both Washington and London. The book carries...

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  • ISBN13 9781409453833
  • Publish Date 1 January 2013
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Imprint Ashgate Publishing Limited
  • Edition New edition
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 283
  • Language English