Escort carriers in The pacific covers the many different and difficult assignments that the CVEs were called upon to perform during WW II. These include;
Transporting replacement aircraft to all pacific ports
Furnishing replacement planes to the fast carriers
Providing ASP/CAP while other CVEs transported panes, aviation stores and aviation gasoline etc, to the fast carriers
Convoy duty / furnishing ASP/CAP to ships in convoy (combat or freighters0
Invasion duty / furnishing ASP/CAP and air support to invading troops-beachheads
Hunter-Killer group / furnishing ASP/CAP to anti-submarine patrol groups.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Published: 04/16/2002
ISBN: 9781553693284
Pages: 396
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.88d