William Bruce Johnson

The Pacific Campaign in World War II

From Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal

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Produktbeschreibung

This is a fascinating new account of how diplomacy and politics gave way to military strategy and warfare in the Pacific. Presenting previously unpublished documents this book freshly examines the key events in the fight for the Pacific.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 430
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. März 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 156mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 627g
• ISBN-13: 9780415587143
• ISBN-10: 041558714X
• Artikelnr.: 29161309

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Pacific Background 2. Why Japan Gambled 3. The Last Clear Chance 4.
The Long Postmortem 5. The Course of Empire 6. Bataan Through Midway 7. The
Counterthrust 8. The First Two Days 9. The Battle of Savo Island 10.
Settling In 11. Up Against It 12. A Mixed Picture 13. Courage and
Ambivalence 14. Medical Issues 15. The End of the Beginning