Supremacy at Sea: Task Force 58 and the Central Pacific Victory - Hardcoverby Evan Mawdsley (Author) The gripping account of the U. S. Navy's fast carrier force and how its Central Pacific campaign in 1944 marked the achievement of American naval supremacy Task Force 58 was World War II's most powerful battle fleet. Made up in mid 1944 of sixteen aircraft carriers, over a thousand combat aircraft, and an armada of escorts, it was vital to victory over Japan. In this compelling account, Evan Mawdsley charts the 3,500 mile