Author : Albert Marrin
Publisher : Atheneum Books
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,21 MB
Release : 1983
Category : History
ISBN :
This account begins with the devastation of Pearl Harbor and ends with the victory over Japan in 1945.
Author : James F. Dunnigan
Publisher : Harper Paperbacks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,62 MB
Release : 1996-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780688149475
Victory at Sea brings together in one encyclopedic volume all the facts, figures, and details of the Pacific theater of World War II, containing much information that is unfamiliar or new. Here, acclaimed military historians James Dunnigan and Albert Nofi examine both the massive campaigns launched by all the combatants, including the famous battles for places like Midway, Guadalcanal, and Okinawa, and some of the lesser-known confrontations that were sometimes more strategically important. They also discuss the innovative and unique aspects of a modern war at sea, such as carrier-to-carrier battles and islandhopping campaigns, and tackle the myths, conspiracies, and cover-ups surrounding the dramatic events of the Pacific campaign. An authoritative reference of historic scope and vision, Victory at Sea captures the brilliance and desperation, military strategies and stories of personal valor, to give the most comprehensive overview yet of the war in the Pacific.
Author : James M. D’Angelo
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 14,86 MB
Release : 2018-01-13
Category : History
ISBN : 1476629951
In the five months after Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese Navy won a string of victories in a campaign to consolidate control of Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. In June of 1942, Japan suffered a devastating defeat at the Battle of Midway and was never again able to take the offensive in the Pacific. Bringing fresh perspective to the battle and its consequences, the author identifies Japan's operational plan as a major factor in its Navy's demise and describes the profound effects Midway had on the course of the war in Europe.
Author : Karen Farrington
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 45,80 MB
Release : 2005-06-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1848588542
On 7 December 1941, the Japanese navy attacked Pearl Harbour. Simultaneously, they launched all-out assaults on Malaya, Hong Kong and the Philippines. Japan's sphere of influence spread at a phenomenal rates and it seemed the their dream of empire was about to be realized. Featuring remarkable photographs and useful maps, Victory in the Pacific examines how the tide of Japanese victory was turned. Following pivotal battles such as the Battle of Guadalcanal, the Battle of Leyte Gulf and the Battle of the Coral Sea, Karen Farrington describes and how the Allies fought their way the length and breadth of Burma and from island to island on their way to achieving final victory in the East.
Author : Norman Friedman
Publisher :
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 20,62 MB
Release : 2019-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782669074
"To win in the Pacific during World War II, the U.S. Navy had to transform itself technically, tactically, and strategically. It had to create a fleet capable of the unprecedented feat of fighting and winning far from home, without existing bases, in the face of an enemy with numerous bases fighting in his own waters. Much of the credit for the transformation should go to the war gaming conducted at the U.S. Naval War College. Conversely, as we face further demands for transformation, the inter-war experience at the War College offers valuable guidance as to what works, and why, and how."
Author : Samuel Eliot Morison
Publisher :
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 13,18 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
ISBN :
Author : Ralph F. Wetterhahn
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,14 MB
Release : 2019-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 147666997X
During the first 10 months of the war in the Pacific, Japan achieved air supremacy with its carrier and land-based forces. But after major setbacks at Midway and Guadalcanal, the empire's expansion stalled, in part due to flaws in aircraft design, strategy and command. This book offers a fresh analysis of the air war in the Pacific during the early phases of World War II. Details are included from two expeditions conducted by the author that reveal the location of an American pilot missing in the Philippines since 1942 and clear up a controversial account involving famed Japanese ace Saburo Sakai and U.S. Navy pilot James "Pug" Southerland.
Author : United States. Marine Corps
Publisher :
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 13,80 MB
Release : 1955
Category : Battles
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 31,33 MB
Release : 1995
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN :
Author : Edwin P. Hoyt
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 531 pages
File Size : 18,59 MB
Release : 2011-11-08
Category : History
ISBN : 076276614X
This meticulous study is a concentrated look at naval admiral Chester W. Nimitz and his subordinate leaders—military men under stress—and the relationship of fighting admirals to their top leaders and one another. Bull Halsey, “the Patton of the Pacific,” could win a battle; ascetic and cultivated Raymond Spruance could win a campaign; but Chester W. Nimitz, the quiet but dauntless battler from the banks of the Pedernales River, could win a war. And the way he did win that war in the Pacific is the center of this excellent and absorbing biography of naval operations and of men in command relationships. How They Won the War in the Pacific covers many leaders, including the top fighting ones afloat and ashore, and it shows Admiral Nimitz as history will record him—as the wise, calm tower of strength in adversity and success, the principal architect of victory in the Pacific during World War II.
