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Ship Strike Pacific Paperback – January 1, 2005

by Jr. Bruning, John R. (Author)
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During World War II, one of the most vital, dangerous and deadly operations in the war with Japan was the U.S. aerial campaign on Japanese ships. Courageous U.S. Navy, Army Air Corps and Marine crews struck at Japanese ships in an attempt to deplete supplies and sink firepower. All too often the men who risked their lives lost them on these missions in unfriendly skies. This breakthrough book contains many stunning photos that have never before been published. There are numerous superb, high-resolution photos of aircraft vs. ship combat and the aftermath of these battles. This is an important aspect of the war that has been largely ignored, but this book covers it in dramatic fashion that is sure to fascinate aviation and military history readers.
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  1. Print length
    143 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Zenith Pr
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 2005
  5. Dimensions
    10 x 0.5 x 10 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0760320950
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0760320952
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zenith Pr; First Edition (January 1, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 143 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0760320950
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0760320952
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.52 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10 x 0.5 x 10 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 4 ratings

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John R. Bruning

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John R. Bruning's latest book, "Race of Aces: WWII's Elite Airmen and the Epic Battle to Become the Master of the Sky" will be published by Hachette Book Group this January 14th. It chronicles the extraordinary story of five fighter pilots who competed furiously in the national spotlight to become America's ace of aces during World War II.

John is the collaborating writer or author of twenty-two non-fiction books, including four New York Times best sellers. A graduate of the University of Oregon, John was given a Department of Defense's Thomas Jefferson Award for best article by a photojournalist in 2010 after he wrote about a forced landing in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan. He was embedded with 2-162 Infantry, Oregon National Guard during the stability and support operation in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in September 2005.

John lives in Independence, Oregon with his two kids, a couch-eating Jordanian dog and a cat who enjoys swimming, hiking in the Cascades, and bossing everyone around.

John can be found at Instagram at:

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and writes about great Americans here:

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Carl B McDonald
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Collection of Photos
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2016
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This book is a collection of photographs that will appeal most to those interested in the role of the B-25 in the WWII Pacific Theater. The quality of the photos is very satisfactory. I would appreciate more narrative to go with the photos and would especially have appreciated more photos of the involvement of the B-24, but that is my own interest and a lack I couldn't have discovered from the description of the book.
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K. Chang
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing . . after all it's so highly ranked
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2006
I am always fasinated in that period of military history during WWII, especially the Pacific theatre. People like me would usually find as much navy battle pictorials as possible to match/enlight the moment of reality we cast our imagination to base upon.

Why I don't take this book as a 5 stars?

1) Though well balanced between the portions of texts and photos, its type setting is not helping to improve readibility. And obviously, the context does not match well with the photos on the same page. 2) Since this is documentary of war history, many events are lack of description of when and where it took place. Begining reader in this complicated warfare scope would

be hard to built a broad overview. 3) In terms of picture selection, I find just 20% of the photos are new or with visual impact. 40% are images from public domain, only 8% considered clear shots (not easy from pilots), 50% of naval battle scenes were taken from high altitute, warships in such case are hard to be identified. The TBD Dauntless Divers, which mentioned in the book over and over, just has 3 tiny photos, Gruman Avenger Torpedo bomber, none; F6 Hellcat, one picture . . 4) If readers are looking for great fleet images or wide range of types of navy ships under strike, this book provides just a few and instead many convoy cargo ships under attack . . 5) Many well known turning point battles are skiped in this book. I would so recommend to who already have solid idea about Pacific Warfares and overall this book looks 4 stars to me if not less. For the sake of similar comparsion, I find "D-Days in the Pacific" --- by Donald L.Miller (Mar 2005) produces more delibrate strike to me.
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John R. Bruning
5.0 out of 5 stars Ship Strike:Pacific
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2005
This is a wonderfully illustrated summary of the major sea actions of the Pacific War....but with major differences from previous works on the subject. Many of the photos are previously unpublished and the authors' description and vantage point is unique. The treatment of the Bismark Sea battle and the battles around Leyte Gulf are particularly exciting with their fresh perspectives. If you have an interest in the Pacific War, you will want this reasonably priced work.

BTW...in the interest of full disclosure, I am the authors' father and taught him everything he knows. He did well on this one!

John sr
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jdp
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent pictorial overview of a little known AND SUCCESSFUL US Air Force WW2 program
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2018
Excellent pictorial overview of a little known AND SUCCESSFUL US Air Force WW2 program. Successful bombing was non-existent in the Pacific island campaigns. They bombed from 10,000+ ft, saw the explosions and declared the mission a success never noticing that the targets still existed and functioned. Even MacArthur noticed and declared the bombing and the Air Force as useless.

Then, strafing and skip-bomber medium, A 20s and B 25s attack planes were originated and developed in the field and everything changed. These tactics combined with a very successful submarine campaign basically eliminated any and all merchant shipping.

Great pictures and enough text make this a useful one book review of this aspect of the Pacific Campaign.
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