Clash of the Carriers: The True Story of the Marianas Turkey Shoot of World War II
By Barrett Tillman (2005)
This book is an exhaustive study of the June 1944 battle using both American and Japanese sources.
Known as The Battle of the Philippine Sea, the clash between the two opposing carrier fleets developed around the American invasion of Saipan.
Saipan was crucial because the airfields allowed American bombers to attack the Japanese homeland.
The result was an overwhelming victory for the American forces.
A lot of good brave men died on both sides of the conflict, and that is what war is.
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