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This History of U.S. Naval Operations also played an indirect role in the history of television. One of Morison's research assistants in the project, Henry Salomon, knew NBC's Robert Sarnoff and, in 1949, first proposed an ambitious documentary TV series on U.S. Navy and Marine Corps warfare in World War II.
The Two-Ocean War: A Short History of the United States Navy in the Second World War (1963) ISBN 1591145244. Morison, History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Vol. 3, The Rising Sun in the Pacific.
Hawkeye (1944) – Radar research by US Navy. Lusty (1945) – US actions to capture German scientific documents, facilities and aircraft. Manhattan Project (1941–1945) – program to build an atomic bomb. Most III ("Bridge III") (1944) – transfer of captured V-2 components from occupied Poland to Britain. Also known as Wildhorn III.
It was the largest naval convoy operation since World War II. [18] 1987–1988: Persian Gulf: Operation Prime Chance was a United States Special Operations Command operation intended to protect U.S.-flagged oil tankers from Iranian attack during the Iran–Iraq War. The operation took place roughly at the same time as Operation Earnest Will.
History of United States Naval Operation in World War II in 15 Volumes (1947–62, often reprinted). vol 1 The Battle of the Atlantic, September 1939 – May 1943; vol 2 Operations in North African Waters, October 1942 – June 1943; vol 9. Sicily – Salerno – Anzio, January 1943 – June 1944; vol 10.
Hailstone (1944) — naval air attack on Truk; Forager (1944) — assault on Marianas Islands; Galvanic (1943) — assault on Gilbert Islands; Gratitude (1945) — US Navy raid into the South China Sea; Iceberg (1945) — invasion of Okinawa; Inmate (1945) — naval bombardment of Truk; Juneau (1945) — minesweeping operations at Okinawa.
43 Submarine Operations. 44 Radio stations. 45 Supplies. ... During World War II, the United States Navy had a large contingent of operations based on land. Academies
In thirty minutes, the Allies lost three heavy cruisers and over 1,000 dead at a cost to the Japanese of only slight warship damage and 127 dead. This Battle of Savo Island was one of the worst naval defeats the US Navy ever sustained. [194] It was a clear tactical victory for Japan.