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Okinawa: The Last Naval Battle of WW2: The Official Admiralty Account of Operation Iceberg [Kietas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Hardback, 256 pages, aukštis x plotis: 234x156 mm, 16 mono in central plate section; 16 mono in central plate section
  • Išleidimo metai: 23-Nov-2022
  • Leidėjas: Frontline Books
  • ISBN-10: 139909193X
  • ISBN-13: 9781399091930
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  • Formatas: Hardback, 256 pages, aukštis x plotis: 234x156 mm, 16 mono in central plate section; 16 mono in central plate section
  • Išleidimo metai: 23-Nov-2022
  • Leidėjas: Frontline Books
  • ISBN-10: 139909193X
  • ISBN-13: 9781399091930
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Having all but swept the Japanese Imperial Navy from the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean, the Allied forces stood on the brink of invading the Japanese Home Islands. The launching pad for the invasion was to be the island of Okinawa.

Amid the terrible slaughter and the shocking casualty statistics of the US Tenth Army and the US Marines, as well as the unrelenting defiance of the Japanese defenders so often detailed in the many books on the battle, the vital part played by the Allied navies in transporting, landing and supporting the ground offensive is all too often overlooked.

The naval forces involved included the US Task Force 58 and the British Pacific Fleet composed of ships from the Royal Australian Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy, and the Royal New Zealand Navy which together with those of the Royal Navy constituted the most powerful fleet Britain had ever put together.

The total firepower of the Allied force was staggering, consisting of 18 battleships, 27 cruisers, 177 destroyers/destroyer escorts, 11 fleet carriers, 6 light carriers and 22 escort carriers and various support and troop transport ships. Pitted against this formidable array was the Japanese Combined Fleet, with just one super battleship, one light cruiser and eight destroyers. But the Japanese had one other fearful weapon - the kamikaze.

The resultant battle saw the Japanese fleet wiped out, but the Allies lost twenty-four support vessels and a further 386 ships were damaged - many at the hands of the kamikaze pilots.

After the fighting the Admiralty called for a summary of the battle to be written for internal Royal Navy consumption. It is that secret report, which it was never intended would be seen by the general public, that is published here for the first time.
Publisher's Note ix
Chapter I The Pacific Theatre in April 1945
1(15)
1 Situation in the Pacific, April 1945
1(1)
2 The Allied Plan
2(1)
3 The Nansei Shoto
3(1)
4 The Enemy Forces
4(4)
5 Special Features of the Operation
8(2)
6 Short Account of the Operation
10(6)
Chapter II The Objective - Okinawa Gunto
16(6)
7 General Description of the Group
16(1)
8 Okinawa Shima
16(1)
9 The Assault Beaches on Okinawa
17(1)
10 Enemy Defences on Okinawa
18(1)
11 The Satellite Islands
19(3)
Chapter III Organization of the Allied Forces
22(9)
12 Command Organization in the Pacific
22(1)
13 The Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas Forces
23(1)
14 Forces Which Carried out the Operation
24(1)
15 The Covering Force
25(1)
16 Joint Expeditionary Force
26(2)
17 Logistic and Special Groups
28(3)
Chapter IV Preparatory Operations
31(23)
18 Photographic Reconnaissance
31(1)
19 Assembly, Mounting and Rehearsals
32(2)
20 Pre-Assault Fast Carrier Strikes, 18th-31st March
34(3)
21 Principal Strategic Features of the Amphibious Support Force Operations
37(1)
22 Bombardment by Fast Battleships, 24th March
38(1)
23 Minesweeping
39(2)
24 Underwater Demolition Operations
41(2)
25 Pre-Landing Bombardment and Support
43(2)
26 Air Support
45(2)
27 Japanese Reaction to the Preliminary Operations
47(2)
28 Capture of Kerama Retto, 26th March
49(4)
29 Occupation of Keise Shima, 31st March
53(1)
Chapter V The Landing
54(10)
30 The Plan
54(1)
31 The Demonstration Landings
55(2)
32 The Weather on 1st April
57(1)
33 The Main Landing on L-Day
58(3)
34 Progress of Unloading, L-Day to L+2 Day
61(3)
Chapter VI Defence of the Invasion Shipping
64(16)
35 The Screening Plan
64(1)
36 Surface Cover; Night Retirement and Smoke
65(3)
37 Radar Pickets and Radar Counter Measures Screen
68(1)
38 Anti-Submarine Measures
69(1)
39 Submarine Attacks on the Transport Routes
70(2)
40 Midget Submarine and Air Attack on 20th May
72(1)
41 Measures Against Suicide Boats and Barges
73(3)
42 Loss of the Longshaw, 18th May
76(1)
43 Communications
77(1)
44 Enemy Counter-Landing Attempts
78(2)
Chapter VII The Struggle for Air Supremacy
80(13)
45 The Battle of Attrition
80(3)
46 Air Support
83(1)
47 Combat Air Patrols
84(1)
48 Build-up of Shore-Based Air Strength
85(1)
49 The First Heavy Japanese Air Attack, 6th April
86(1)
50 First Use of Jet-Propelled Bombs, 12th April
87(1)
51 Co-ordinated Attacks on 16th April
88(1)
52 First Heavy Night Suicide Attacks, 27th-28th April
89(1)
53 Three Flagships Put Out of Action, llth-14th May
90(1)
54 The Final Heavy Attacks, 25th-28th May
91(2)
Chapter VIII Progress of the Operation
93(15)
55 Capture of Northern Okinawa, 22nd April
93(1)
56 Capture of Ie Shima, 16th-21st April
94(1)
57 Advance Held up in the South, 9th April
95(1)
58 Occupation of the Eastern Islands, April 1945
96(1)
59 The Advance Resumed, 19th April
97(1)
60 Naval Gunfire Support
98(3)
61 Attack on the Shuri Line, 11th May
101(2)
62 Changes of Command, 17th and 28th May
103(1)
63 Minor Landing Operations
103(2)
64 The End of Organized Resistance, 21st June
105(3)
Chapter IX Battle of the East China Sea, 7th April
108(8)
65 Enemy Sortie Reported
108(2)
66 Preparation by Gunfire and Covering Force
110(1)
67 Approach of the Enemy
110(2)
68 The Battle; Sinking of the Yamamoto
112(3)
69 The Hancock Damaged
115(1)
Chapter X Operations of the American Carriers
116(15)
70 Work of the Fast Carriers in Support of the Troops
116(2)
71 The Enterprise and Essex Damaged, 11th April
118(1)
72 Attacks on Kyushu, 15th-16th April; Intrepid Hit
119(1)
73 Fast Carrier Force Reorganized, 17th April
120(1)
74 The Bunker Hill Damaged, 11th May
121(1)
75 Attacks on Kyushu, 13th-14th May
122(3)
76 The Final Operations of the Fast Carriers
125(3)
77 Work of the Escort Carriers
128(1)
78 Summary
129(2)
Chapter XI Logistics
131(6)
79 Administration
131(2)
80 KeramaRetto
133(1)
81 Servicing of the Fast Carrier Force
133(1)
82 Fuelling Task Force 51
134(1)
83 Damage Repair
135(1)
84 Port Development at Okinawa
136(1)
Chapter XII Operations of the British Pacific Fleet
137(26)
85 Role of Task Force 57
137(4)
86 First Part of Operation "Iceberg"; First Strikes, 26th - 27th March
141(2)
87 Second Series of Strikes, March 31st-April 2nd; The First Air Attack
143(1)
88 Third Series of Strikes, 6th-7th April
144(1)
89 Strikes on Formosa, April 12th-13th; Poor Co-Operation from Southwest Pacific
145(2)
90 Fifth Series of Strikes, April 16th-17th
147(1)
91 Final Strikes of First Part of "Iceberg", 20th April
147(1)
92 Comment on the First Part of the Operation
148(1)
93 Short Replenishment at Leyte, 23rd April-lst May
149(1)
94 Second Part of "Iceberg"; Opening Air Strikes, 4th May
150(1)
95 Bombardment of Miyako, 4th May
151(1)
96 Air Attack on the Carriers, 4th May and Strikes, 5th May
152(1)
97 Second Series of Strikes, 8th-9th May, Victorious and Formidable Hit
153(1)
98 Third Series of Strikes, 12th-13th May; Change of Launching Position
154(2)
99 Task Force 57 Operates Under Handicaps, 16th to 21st May
156(1)
100 The Final Strikes, 24th 25th May
157(1)
101 Comment on Operation "Iceberg"
158(5)
Chapter XIII The Fleet Train, British Pacific Fleet
163(13)
102 A Break with Tradition
163(1)
103 Organization of the Fleet Train
164(1)
104 The Ships
165(1)
105 The Crews
166(1)
106 Logistic Support Groups
167(1)
107 Air Logistics Groups
168(1)
108 First Replenishment at Manus, 7th-19th March
168(1)
109 Oiling at Sea
169(2)
110 Summary of Effort During First Part of Operation "Iceberg"
171(1)
111 Short Replenishment at Leyte, 23rd April - 1st May
172(1)
112 Second Part of Operation "Iceberg"
173(3)
Chapter XIV Conclusion
176(3)
113 Summary of the Ryukus Operation
176(3)
Appendices
179(51)
Appendix A Aircraft Types
179(1)
Appendix B Organization of Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Area Forces
180(2)
Appendix C Covering Forces and Special Groups of Fifth Fleet (Task Force 50, Admiral R. A. Spruance)
182(9)
Appendix D Joint Expeditionary Force (Task Force 51)
191(16)
Appendix E Organization of Carrier Forces, 1st May
207(3)
Appendix F Task Force 54, Organization for Battle, 7th April
210(1)
Appendix G Chronology of the Operation
211(19)
Index of Vessels 230
JOHN GREHAN has written, edited or contributed to more than 300 books and magazine articles covering a wide span of military history from the Iron Age to the recent conflict in Afghanistan. John has also appeared on local and national radio and television to advise on military history topics. He was employed as the Assistant Editor of Britain at War Magazine from its inception until 2014. John now devotes his time to writing and editing books.