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04025aam a2200553 i 4500 001 0D80C4149C8F11E981649E3E97128E48 003 SILO 005 20190702010117 008 190322s2019 inuab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019013598 020 $a 0253039290 020 $a 9780253039293 035 $a (OCoLC)1029891745 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a p------ 050 00 $a D774.C63 $b S75 2019 082 00 $a 940.54/26 $2 23 100 1 $a Stern, Robert Cecil, $d 1946- $e author. 245 10 $a Scratch one flattop : $b the first carrier air campaign and the Battle of the Coral Sea / $c Robert C. Stern. 246 30 $a First carrier air campaign and the Battle of the Coral Sea 264 1 $a Bloomington, Indiana : $b Indiana University Press, $c [2019] 300 $a 316 pages ; $c 25 cm. 490 1 $a Twentieth-century battles 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Part 1. Winning the unwinnable war (1936-December 1941) -- Part 2. South to Rabaul (1 January-20 February 1942) -- Beyond Rabaul (21 February-10 March 1942) -- Setting the Board (9 March 1942-23 April 1942) -- Opening moves (23 April-3 May 1942) -- ". . . disappointing" (4 May 1942) -- Chasing shadows (5-6 May 1942) -- Scratch one flattop (7 May 1942) -- Seconds out (8 May 1942) -- Mopping up & dispersal (9-27 May 1942). 520 $a "By the beginning of May 1942, five months after the Pearl Harbor attack, the US Navy was ready to challenge the Japanese moves in the South Pacific. When the Japanese sent troops to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, the Americans sent the carriers Lexington and Yorktown to counter the move, setting the stage for the Battle of the Coral Sea. In Scratch One Flattop: The First Carrier Air Campaign and the Battle of the Coral Sea, historian Robert C. Stern analyzes the Battle of the Coral Sea, the first major fleet engagement where the warships were never in sight of each other. Unlike the Battle of Midway, the Battle of the Coral Sea has received remarkably little study. Stern covers not only the action of the ships and their air groups but also describes the impact of this pivotal engagement. His analysis looks at the short-term impact as well as the long-term implications, including the installation of inert gas fuel-system purging on all American aircraft carriers and the push to integrate sensor systems with fighter direction to better protect against enemy aircraft. This essential text on the first carrier air campaign, Scratch One Flattop is a landmark study on an overlooked battle in the first months of the United States' engagement in World War II." $c --Provided by publisher. 611 07 $a Coral Sea, Battle of the (1942) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00878829 611 27 $a World War (1939-1945) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01180924 650 0 $a Coral Sea, Battle of the, 1942. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Naval operations. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Pacific Ocean. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Aerial operations. 650 0 $a Aircraft carriers $x History $y 20th century. 650 7 $a Aircraft carriers. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00802803 650 7 $a Military campaigns. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01710190 650 7 $a Military operations, Aerial. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01710198 650 7 $a Military operations, Naval. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01710244 651 7 $a Pacific Ocean. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01243528 651 7 $a Pacific Ocean $z Coral Sea. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01255621 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 776 08 $i Online version: $a Stern, Robert Cecil, 1946- author. $t Scratch one flattop $d Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, [2019] $z 9780253039309 $w (DLC) 2019014982 830 0 $a Twentieth-century battles 941 $a 2 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20200724011950.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190702015706.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0D80C4149C8F11E981649E3E97128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search