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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. It examines the whirlwind Japanese victories of 1941-42, and how the Allies, specifically the US, organized a counterattack. Full-color maps follow armies' movements, and artworks display the uniforms, armored vehicles, aircraft, and ships used in the campaign.

Produktbeschreibung
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. It examines the whirlwind Japanese victories of 1941-42, and how the Allies, specifically the US, organized a counterattack. Full-color maps follow armies' movements, and artworks display the uniforms, armored vehicles, aircraft, and ships used in the campaign.
Autorenporträt
Andrew Wiest is a Professor of History at the University of Southern Mississippi and serves as Director of the Vietnam Studies Program and co-director of the university's Center for the Study of War and Society. He is author of Campaigns of World War II: The Pacific War, and co-author of Passchendaele and the Royal Navy, The Illustrated History of the Vietnam War, and Strategy and Tactics: Infantry Warfare.