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The Pacific War Day by Day

Author : John Davison
Publisher : Zenith Imprint
ISBN 13 : 9780760320679
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book The Pacific War Day by Day written by John Davison and published by Zenith Imprint. This book was released on 2004 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On December 7, 1941, the Japanese Imperial Fleet attacked Pearl Harbor, thus starting a war in the Pacific that would last four years, see Japan brought to her knees, and witness the first, and so far only, use of atomic bombs in warfare. The Pacific War Day by Day is a chronological, month-by-month approach to the conflict, allowing the reader to see at a glance the key battles on land, at sea ,and in the air, engagements such as Singapore, Tarawa Atoll, Guadalcanal, the Battle of the Philippine Sea, Midway, Kohima, Imphal, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Each major engagement is illustrated by a map for ease of understanding. In addition to the battles and campaigns, the book includes sidebars on all the main commanders. The Pacific War Day by Day includes entries on landing craft, aircraft carriers, carrier aircraft, long-range bombers, and amphibious landing techniques.- Encyclopedic guide to the World War II campaigns in the Pacific Theater- An excellent reference work- Continues the successful series covering World War IIAbout the AuthorJohn Davison is a freelance military writer. His areas of expertise are World War II, the Third Reich and modern special forces. He has written a number of articles on these subjects and has also contributed text to Ultimate Special Forces. He currently lives in Wales in the UK.Hardcover - 8-1/2" x 11" - 192 pp - 400 b/w'

D-Day in the Pacific

Author : Harold J. Goldberg
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253116813
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (531 download)

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Download or read book D-Day in the Pacific written by Harold J. Goldberg and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2007-05-02 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The narrative moves smoothly and crisply. There is effective treatment of strategy, preparations, and then the invasion and battle for Saipan itself.” —Spencer C. Tucker, author of American Revolution In June 1944 the attention of the nation was riveted on events unfolding in France. But in the Pacific, the Battle of Saipan was of extreme strategic importance. This is a gripping account of one of the most dramatic engagements of World War II. The conquest of Saipan and the neighboring island of Tinian was a turning point in the war in the Pacific as it made the American victory against Japan inevitable. Until this battle, the Japanese continued to believe that success in the war remained possible. While Japan had suffered serious setbacks as early as the Battle of Midway in 1942, Saipan was part of her inner defense line, so victory was essential. The American victory at Saipan forced Japan to begin considering the reality of defeat. For the Americans, the capture of Saipan meant secure air bases for the new B-29s that were now within striking distance of all Japanese cities, including Tokyo. “Harold Goldberg’s riveting story of this conflict brings the dead back to life by blending rigorous research with dramatic narratives by hundreds of survivors. He has written a superb account of a pivotal, little-known, and heart-breaking battle.” —Col. Joseph H. Alexander, USMC (ret.),author of Storm Landings “Using recent interviews he conducted with extant US veterans, [Goldberg] skillfully develops the soldiers’ view of the battle for Saipan in an engaging, clearly written and interesting volume.” —The Journal of Military History

The Pacific War Day by Day

Author : John Davison
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781840137231
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (372 download)

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Download or read book The Pacific War Day by Day written by John Davison and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Pacific War

Author : John Davison
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781913100063
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pacific War written by John Davison and published by . This book was released on with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Japan attacked the American fleet anchored in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, it initiated a conflict in which the technology of great aircraft carrier fleets contrasted with vicious close-quarter combat in tropical jungles. In the end the issue was decided by the use of the most terrible weapon ever used in warfare -- the atomic bomb." -- page [4] of cover.

Refighting the Pacific War

Author : James C Bresnahan
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 161251068X
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book Refighting the Pacific War written by James C Bresnahan and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Refighting the Pacific War looks at how World War II in the Pacific might have unfolded differently, giving historians, authors and veterans the opportunity to discuss what happened and what might have happened. Contributors to this alternative history include noted military historians William Bartsch, John Burton, Donald Goldstein, John Lundstrom, Robert Mrazek, Jon Parshall, Douglas Smith, Peter Smith, Barrett Tillman, Anthony Tully, and H. P. Willmott. In all more than thirty Pacific War experts will provide commentary, employing a roundtable panel discussion format. The reader will hear from the experts on how history could and could not have been altered during the course of the war in the Pacific. With multiple opinions, the reader will be provided with an interesting collection of divergent views about the outcome of the war. Refighting the Pacific War focuses largely on naval battles and campaigns, including Pearl Harbor, Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf. While the main concentration is on the major naval actions, the book also delves into key island battles, like Tarawa, Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa, as well as pre-war and post-war political issues The panelists debate questions like whether the Japanese could have inflicted even greater damage on the U. S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor and how Yamamoto might have won at Midway and how such a victory might have impacted the direction of the war. The book extensively studies the opening year of the war when the Japanese war machine seemed unstoppable. Also explored is whether the Pacific War was inevitable and whether the conflict could have ended without the use of the atomic bomb.Vice Admiral Yoji Koda, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (Ret.), provides the book's Introduction.

Pacific War Diary, 1942-1945

Author : James J. Fahey
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618400805
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Pacific War Diary, 1942-1945 written by James J. Fahey and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2003 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fahey was a 24-year-old garbage-truck driver when he enlisted in the Navy on Oct. 3, 1942, and became a seaman first class on the USS Montpelier. During almost three years of battle in the Pacific Ocean, he defied Navy rules against keeping a diary by writing copious notes on loose sheets of paper that appeared to anyone watching to be ordinary let

D-Days in the Pacific

Author : Donald L. Miller
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9780743269292
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (692 download)

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Download or read book D-Days in the Pacific written by Donald L. Miller and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2005-04-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although most people associate the term D-Day with the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944, it is military code for the beginning of any offensive operation. In the Pacific theater during World War II there were more than one hundred D-Days. The largest—and last—was the invasion of Okinawa on April 1, 1945, which brought together the biggest invasion fleet ever assembled, far larger than that engaged in the Normandy invasion. D-Days in the Pacific tells the epic story of the campaign waged by American forces to win back the Pacific islands from Japan. Based on eyewitness accounts by the combatants, it covers the entire Pacific struggle from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Pacific war was largely a seaborne offensive fought over immense distances. Many of the amphibious assaults on Japanese-held islands were among the most savagely fought battles in American history: Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, New Guinea, Peleliu, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, Okinawa. Generously illustrated with photographs and maps, D-Days in the Pacific is the finest one-volume account of this titanic struggle.

Japan's Longest Day

Author : Bungei Shunjū Senshi Kenkyūkai
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Japan's Longest Day written by Bungei Shunjū Senshi Kenkyūkai and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orginally published in Japanese as Nihon no Ichiban Nagai Hi, 1965 ...

Before The Bomb

Author : John Chappell
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813193540
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Before The Bomb written by John Chappell and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost forgotten in the haze of events that followed Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the summer of 1945 witnessed an intense public debate over how best to end the war against Japan. Weary of fighting, the American people were determined to defeat the imperial power that had so viciously attacked them in December 1941, but they were uncertain of the best means to accomplish this goal. Certain of victory—the "inevitable triumph" promised by Franklin Roosevelt immediately after Pearl Harbor—Americans became increasingly concerned about the human cost of defeating Japan. Particularly after the brutal Iwo Jima and Okinawa campaigns, syndicated columnists, newspaper editorialists, radio commentators, and others questioned the necessity of invasion. A lengthy naval and aerial siege would have saved lives but might have protracted the war beyond the public's patience. Advertisers filled the media with visions of postwar affluence even as the government was exhorting its citizens to remain dedicated to the war effort. There was heated discussion as well about the morality of firebombing Japanese cities and of using poison gas and other agents of chemical warfare. Chappell provides a balanced assessment of all these debates, grounding his observations in a wealth of primary sources. He also discusses the role of racism, the demand for unconditional surrender, and the government's reaction to public opinion in the decision to drop the atomic bomb. Compelling and controversial, this is the first work to examine the confusing and contradictory climate of the American home front in the months leading up to V-J Day.

Pacific Campaign

Author : Dan Van der Vat
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0671792172
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (717 download)

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Download or read book Pacific Campaign written by Dan Van der Vat and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1992-12 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Naval history of the United States and Japan in the Pacific Ocean during World War II.

Fire and Fortitude

Author : John C. McManus
Publisher : Dutton Caliber
ISBN 13 : 0451475046
Total Pages : 642 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Fire and Fortitude written by John C. McManus and published by Dutton Caliber. This book was released on 2019 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "John C. McManus, one of our most highly-acclaimed historians of World War II, takes readers from Pearl Harbor--a rude awakening for a ragtag militia woefully unprepared for war--to Makin, a sliver of coral reef where the Army was tested against the increasingly-desperate Japanese. In between were nearly two years of punishing combat as the Army transformed, at times unsteadily, from an undertrained garrison force into an unstoppable juggernaut, and America evolved from an inward-looking nation into a global superpower."--Provided by publisher.

Dogfight over Tokyo

Author : John Wukovits
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 0306922045
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (69 download)

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Download or read book Dogfight over Tokyo written by John Wukovits and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an expert in the Pacific theater of World War II comes the tragic story of the pilots who fought the last fight of the war during the first hour of peace When Billy Hobbs and his fellow Hellcat aviators from Air Group 88 lifted off from the venerable Navy carrier USS Yorktown early on the morning of August 15, 1945, they had no idea they were about to carry out the final air mission of World War II. Two hours later, Yorktown received word from Admiral Nimitz that the war had ended and that all offensive operations should cease. As they were turning back, twenty Japanese planes suddenly dove from the sky above them and began a ferocious attack. Four American pilots never returned—men who had lifted off from the carrier in wartime but were shot down during peacetime. Drawing on participant letters, diaries, and interviews, newspaper and radio accounts, and previously untapped archival records, historian and prolific author of acclaimed Pacific theater books, including Tin Can Titans and Hell from the Heavens, John Wukovits tells the story of Air Group 88's pilots and crew through their eyes. Dogfight over Tokyo is written in the same riveting, edge-of-your-seat style that has made Wukovits's previous books so successful. This is a stirring, one-of-a-kind tale of naval encounters and the last dogfight of the war—a story that is both inspirational and tragic.

Pacific Legacy

Author : Gerald A. Meehi
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0789213338
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (892 download)

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Download or read book Pacific Legacy written by Gerald A. Meehi and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic photo book about the battlegrounds of the Pacific Theater then and now—updated with new information about the preservation and accessibility of these historic sites. Pacific Legacy offers an unprecedented record of the relics of World War II that have survived on the islands of the Pacific: American landing craft rusting on the reefs where they were stopped by enemy fire; shell-pocked Japanese fortifications; fallen aircraft overgrown by jungle; packed-coral landing strips still as good as new. These evocative color images are paired with archival photographs that show the same tropical battlegrounds as they appeared in wartime. The text covers the entire war in the Pacific, from the attack on Pearl Harbor to Japan’s surrender in Tokyo Bay. The principal battles are recounted hour-by-hour, drawing heavily on firsthand accounts. This vivid narrative helps the reader visualize what it was really like to be at war in the Pacific, doggedly island-hopping to victory.

VJ Day - The End of WWII in the Pacific

Author : Kim Lockwood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781922178961
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (789 download)

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Download or read book VJ Day - The End of WWII in the Pacific written by Kim Lockwood and published by . This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After six years and one day, it was finally over. The Japanese formally signed the surrender documents aboard the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945. It ended a global war that had cost millions of lives and caused untold devastation. VJ Day is the story of the end of World War Two - particularly the end of the War in the Pacific. Discover how the Allied forces halted the Japanese advance and then closed in on the home islands. Once victory was assured, America and the world celebrated - in New York, San Francisco, Boston, London, Paris and Sydney.

From Pearl Harbor to V-J Day

Author : D. Clayton James
Publisher : Ivan R. Dee Publisher
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book From Pearl Harbor to V-J Day written by D. Clayton James and published by Ivan R. Dee Publisher. This book was released on 1995 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the strategy, logistic, high command, and home-front aspects of the World War II campaign

Pearl to V-J Day

Author : Jacob Neufeld
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437912869
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (379 download)

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Download or read book Pearl to V-J Day written by Jacob Neufeld and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume records the proceedings of a symposium held in July 1995 at the Naval Officers' Club, Bethesda, Maryland. Contents: Grand strategy in the Pacific war / Gerhard L. Weinberg -- Joint operations / Walter S. Poole -- The island campaign / Edwin H. Simmons -- Intelligence methodologies in the Pacific war / John Prados -- The sea war against Japan / William S. Dudley -- Military technology and the Pacific war / Richard P. Hallion -- Strategic intelligence and war termination / Edward J. Drea -- Revolutionizing submarine warfare / Eugene B. Fluckey -- The strategic air war against Japan / William M. Leary -- The decision to drop the atomic bomb / Theodore H. McNelly. Photos.

Battle for Saipan

Author : Daniel Wrinn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (285 download)

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Download or read book Battle for Saipan written by Daniel Wrinn and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-25 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A gripping account of one of the most important battles in the Pacific war." - Reviewer The invasion of Saipan kicked open the doors to Tokyo. In June 1944, American forces had their sights focused on the Marianas islands. Located about 1,500 miles from Japan's major cities, these islands would be used as bases for the new Boeing B-29 heavy bomber which could strike Japan's most important cities. The first island to be invaded was Saipan. Enemy resistance was heavy, as Marines from the 2nd and 4th divisions encountered bunkers, pillboxes, and other fortifications. The invasion started a month-long odyssey that would result in thousands of American casualties as well as the almost complete destruction of Japanese forces on the island. This narrative recounts the story of the Pacific D-Day in vivid, gritty detail. Explore the fascinating feats of strategy, planning, and bravery, handing the Allies what would eventually become a victory over the Pacific Theater and an end to Imperialist Japanese expansion.