Task Force 57: The British Pacific Fleet, 1944-45 - Softcover

Smith, Peter C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0947554858 ISBN 13: 9780947554859

Publisher: Crecy Publishing, 2001

Synopsis

Formed in 1944 the British Pacific Fleet was to fight alongside the Americans and so was given an American codename - Task Force 57. But the Pacific theatre was unlike anything the British had experienced before. Surface action was rare and major engagements were fought at ranges of 200 miles. The veterans of the Atlantic, Mediterranean and North Sea had to start again and from the air faced a new deadly enemy - the Kamikaze. Although overshadowed in numbers by the vast American task forces, Task Force 57 made a decisive contribution to victory in the Far East. Peter Smith's volume was the first to fully recount their story and still remains a definitive account of this 'forgotten fleet'.

About this title

Synopsis:

Task Force 57 was the largest British fleet to operate as a single unit in World War II. The experiences of the fleet have been overlooked as they were over-shadowed by the vast American task forces. This text gives an account of this forgotten fleet.'

About this edition

• Publisher: Crecy Publishing
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0947554858
• ISBN 13: 9780947554859
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 208