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Clash of the Carriers: The True Story of the Marianas Turkey Shoot of World War II

by Barrett Tillman · 1994

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Provides an account of the June 1944 clash near the Marianas Islands between the American and Japanese carrier fleets, a confrontation that became the most spectacular aircraft carrier battle in history.

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World War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of this
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