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"The LITTLE GIANTS” U.S. Escort Carriers Against Japan. - By William T. Y’Blood. The definitive work on Escort Carrier (CVE) operations in the Pacific during World War II. From their beginnings as a carrier conversion to the mass-produced Casablanca Class CVE. The book deals with outstanding contributions by these ships in World War II––each and every Pacific campaign they fought. Includes many of the wild air-to-air combat action by Escort Carrier pilots. Even some flight-deck accidents. Details on each of the CVEs lost in the Pacific. There is no other book that tell as much about Escort Carriers than "The Little Giants." 1987 first edition Hardback with dust jacket. Not a book club! 468 pages, 63 historic B/W photos, 3 CVE ship diagrams, 3 maps and an index. An impressive appendix that includes a list of all Escort Carriers from CVE-1 up to CVE-123. Two, large maps inside front and back covers detailing Escort Carrier Operations in the Pacific during World War II.

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