USS PRINCETON: The Life and Loss of 'Sweet P'

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Uses first-hand accounts from archives such as the Naval History and Heritage Command to examine the campaigns, aircraft, tactics, command decisions, and life aboard ship during the American Pacific campaign against Japan from early 1943 until Princeton's tragic demise in October 1944. The book focusses closely on the crew and airmen of the Princeton, as well as describing in detail the toll that prolonged combat operations took on the frontline sailor.

Contents:
* Introduction
* Acknowledgments
* Prologue
* Chapter 1: Sweet P
* Chapter 2: Joining the Fleet
* Chapter 3: A Time for Battle
* Chapter 4: Task Force 58
* Chapter 5: Fighting 27
* Chapter 6: Forager
* Chapter 7: Halsey's Rampage
* Chapter 8: Task Group 38.3 - East of Luzon
* Chapter 9: A New Battle
* Chapter 10: USS Princeton, Eternally Defiant
* Chapter 11: So Long, Sweet P
* Epilogue
* Aftermath and Conclusions
* Appendices