The little-known history of the Hawaii-based Seventh Air Force's war as it fought in all the major island campaigns from the Gilberts and Marshalls to the Marianas, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
-Prelude: 1941-42
CHRONOLOGY
ATTACKER'S CAPABILITIES
-Commands
-Airfields
-Meteorology
-Long range heavy bombers
-Day fighters
-Very Long Range (VLR) fighters
-Light and medium bombers
-Defending Seventh Air Force airbases
-Night fighters
-Carrier airpower
-Search and Rescue (SAR)
DEFENDER'S CAPABILITIES
-Commands
-Japanese island defenses
-Fighter defenses
-Counter-attacking air assets
-Defense of the Home Islands 1945
-IJN anti-aircraft artillery
CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVES
THE CAMPAIGN
-Prelude: January-August 1943
-Gilbert Islands operation, November-December 1943
-The Marshall Islands Operation, January-March 1944
-Neutralizing the Caroline Islands, March 1944-August 1944
-The Mariana Islands Operation, June-August 1944
-Philippine Sea diversions, August 1944-January 1945
-The Iwo Jima operation, February-March 1945
-The Ryukyus operation, April-June 1945
-The first Empire missions, April-June 1945
-Endgame over the Empire, July-August 1945
AFTERMATH AND ANALYSIS
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
