The US Navy task force that crushed Japan and let America rule the waves
Supremacy at Sea, an impeccably researched history by Evan Mawdsley, details the work of Task Force 58 and the men who led its efforts
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Supremacy at Sea, an impeccably researched history by Evan Mawdsley, details the work of Task Force 58 and the men who led its efforts
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