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The Pacific War
From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa
The Pacific War
From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa
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Meticulous detail and insightful analysis combine with a gripping chronological narrative to provide the essential guide to the Pacific Theater of World War II.
On December 7, 1941, Japanese fighter planes appeared from the clouds above Pearl Harbor and fundamentally changed the course of history; with this one surprise attack the previously isolationist America was irrevocably thrown into World War II.
This definitive history explores each of the major battles that America would fight in the ensuing struggle against Imperial Japan, from the naval clashes at Midway and Coral Sea to the desperate, bloody fighting on Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Each chapter reveals both the horrors of the battle and the Allies' grim yet heroic determination to wrest victory from what often seemed to be certain defeat, offering a valuable guide to the long road to victory in the Pacific.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Pearl Harbor by Carl Smith
Coral Sea by Mark Stille
Midway by Mark Stille
Guadalcanal by Joseph Mueller
Tarawa by Derrick Wright
Marshall Islands by Gordon L. Rottman
Peleliu by Jim Moran and Gordon L. Rottman
Leyte Gulf by Bernard Ireland
Iwo Jima by Derrick Wright
Okinawa by Gordon L. Rottman
Index
Product details
Published | 20 Jul 2015 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 328 |
ISBN | 9781472810618 |
Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
Illustrations | 127 black-and-white and 16 colour images |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Series | General Military |
Short code | GNM |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |

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