The war in the Pacific began with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 and ended with the atomic bombs on Hirsoshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, which led to the surrender in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945. It was a war of great naval battles, such as those in the Coral Sea, at Medway, and at Leyte and of grim jungle battles, at Guadalcanal, New Guinea and Burma. This book explores the many facets of this complicated conflict, which reshaped the face of Asia and splintered forever European invincibility as a colonial power.
| Published | Mar 25 2002 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 96 |
| ISBN | 9781841762296 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 68 b/w; 8 col |
| Dimensions | 248 x 170 mm |
| Series | Essential Histories |
| Short code | ESS 18 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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