These are pictorial studies of the Allied air offensive that defeated Japanese air forces in the vast Pacific Ocean region, destroyed Japans navy and its supply lines, and finally devastated the war making potential of the Japanese homeland. The photos come from official archives as well as from the private collections of veterans. The captions reflect painstaking research to supply date, place, and units engaged.[AuthorName][/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]200+ b/w photos, maps[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]Volume I: Return to the Phillippines, 1944[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]200+ b/w photos, maps[/ColorPattern]