The Pacific War: The Strategy, Politics, and Players that Won the War
- ISBN-10
- 0760334358
- ISBN-13
- 9780760334355
- Series
- The Pacific War
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 400
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Zenith Press
- Author
- William B. Hopkins
Description
An account of WWII in the Pacific that goes beyond linear narrative to uncover the whys--the strategies, politics, and personalities that made things happen as they did.
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