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The Pacific War is a military history of this sweeping conflict, from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 to the dropping of the ato mic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima in 1945.
From the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to the dropping of the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, this superbly illustrated history explores the Pacific War in its entirety.
Color maps and plates cover Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal, Midway, Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
M. Johnston, Fighting the Enemy: Australian soldiers and their adversaries in World War II (cambridge: cUP, 2000), p. 73. ibid., p. 79. Nara 2, rG 165, War Department, “P” file, Box 531, ciNcPac-ciNcPOa Translations, item No.7,216, ...
John Costello's The Pacific War has now established itself as the standard one-volume account of World War II in the Pacific.
The book concludes with the reasons why the Pacific War ended with Japan's unconditional surrender, and the consequences of the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.
Nakaya Ken'ichi's Taiheiyo sensö-shi (Historical Articles on the Pacific War), based on materials provided by the Occupation and probably the first general history of the war, was published in April 1946. As indicated by the subtitle, ...
A GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO GIVE UNDER AN ALL-PERVASIVE STATE SYSTEM. SHOWS HOW MILITARISTIC AND RACIST ATTITUDES WERE DISSEMINATED THROUGH, SCHOOLS, ARMY, AND FAMILY.
Unrivalled in its scope, it was a clash of cultures that turned tropical islands into killing grounds and laid waste cities with weapons of mass destruction. It turned World War II into a global war and ended with Japan's surrender.
The Pacific War is an umbrella term that refers collectively to a disparate set of wars, however, this book presents a strong case for considering this assemblage of conflicts as a collective, singular war.
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 ...
A new paperback edition of one of the bestselling World War II Osprey titles, The Pacific War Companion brings together the perspectives and insights of world-renowned military historians. From the...
Each chapter in this book focuses on a different aspect of this conflict, from the planning of operations to the experiences of the men who were there.
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 ...
The Pacific War is an umbrella term that refers collectively to a disparate set of wars, however, this book presents a strong case for considering this assemblage of conflicts as a collective, singular war.