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Summary:

"Samuel Eliot Morison was appointed to write the history of U.S. naval operations during World War II after convincing President Franklin D. Roosevelt that too many wartime histories were written after the fact or from a distance. Morison called his classic work a 'shooting history' of World War II because it was documented by historical observation during each specific naval operation in the Atlantic and Pacific. Hailed for its accuracy, narrative pace, and detail, this monumental work presents a complete record of the U.S. Navy's war at sea, covering the strategic planning, battle tactics, and technological advances as well as the heroic actions of American sailors."

Table of Contents:

• v. 1. The battle of the Atlantic, September 1939-May 1943
• v. 2. Operations in North African waters, October 1942-June 1943
• v. 3. The rising sun in the Pacific, 1931-April 1942
• v. 4. Coral Sea, Midway and submarine actions, May 1942-August 1942
• v. 5. The struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942-February 1943
• v. 6. Breaking the Bismarcks barrier, 22 July 1942-1 May 1944
• v. 7. Aleutians, Gilberts, and Marshalls, June 1942-April 1947
• v. 8. New Guinea and the Marianas, March 1944-August 1944
• v. 9. Sicily-Salerno-Anzio, June 1943-June 1944
• v. 10. The Atlantic battle won, May 1943-May 1945
• v. 11. The invasion of France and Germany, 1944-1945
• v. 12. Leyte, June 1944-January 1945
• v. 13. The liberation of the Philippines: Luzon, Mindanao, the Visayas
• v. 14. Victory in the Pacific, 1945.

Author/Creator:

Morison, Samuel Eliot, 1887-1976 , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

History of United States naval operations in World War II [by Morison, S.E.]

Subjects:

United States Navy

World War, 1939-1945 — Naval operations, American

World War, 1939-1945 — Campaigns

World War (1939-1945)

1939-1945

Military campaigns

Military operations, Naval — American

United States

General Notes:

Originally published: Boston : Little, Brown, 1947-1962.
"With new introductions."
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Physical Description:

14 volumes : illustrations, maps, plates ; 23 cm

Call Numbers:

D773 .M6 2010

ISBNs:

9781591145479 (v. 1)
1591145473 (v. 1)
9781591145486 (v. 2)
1591145481 (v. 2)
9781591145493 (v. 3)
159114549X (v. 3)
9781591145509 (v. 4)
1591145503 (v. 4)
9781591145516 (v. 5)
1591145511 (v. 5)
9781591145523 (v. 6)
159114552X (v. 6)
9781591145530 (v. 7)
1591145538 (v. 7)
9781591145547 (v. 8)
1591145546 (v. 8)
9781591145752 (v. 9)
1591145759 (v. 9)
9781591145769 (v. 10)
1591145767 (v. 10)
9781591145776 (v. 11)
1591145775 (v. 11)
9781591145356 (v. 12)
159114535X (v. 12)
9781591145783 (v. 13)
1591145783 (v. 13)
9781591145790 (v. 14)
1591145791 (v. 14)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2009052288

OCLC Numbers:

436622454