The Pacific Campaign in World War II
From Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal
This is a fascinating new account of how diplomacy and politics gave way to military strategy and warfare in the Pacific. Presenting previously unpublished photographs, interviews with veterans, newly commissioned maps and new translations of Japanese sources, this book freshly examines the key events in the fight for the Pacific. Detailing the background to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor it shows how the decision-makers in Washington, following consultation with the leaders of Britain, Australia and New Zealand, moved to stop Japan from its drive toward Australia by initiating a counterthrust in the Solomon Islands. It also shows how qu…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-134-00381-5
- EAN: 9781134003815
- Produktnummer: 18398768
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 432 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 3'098 KB
- Abbildungen: 10 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 17 schwarz-weiße Fotos
Über den Autor
William Bruce Johnson is a New York-based attorney and a professional writer specializing in government policy and its consequences in the middle decades of the twentieth century.
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