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Author | : R. J. Overy |
Publisher | : Carlton Publishing Group |
Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : 9781847323927 |
'War In The Pacific 1941-1945' looks at the relentless war against Japan in the Pacific Islands which formed an integral part of eventual Allied victory in World War II.
Author | : Saki Dockrill |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 247 |
Release | : 2016-07-27 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1349231290 |
'The most significant issue that Dockrill addresses is that of how Japan views the war in retrospect, a question which not only tells us a lot about how events were seen in Japan in 1941 but is also, a matter still of importance in contemporary East Asian politics.' Antony Best, London School of Economics This multi-authored work, edited by Saki Dockrill, is an original, unique, and controversial interpretation of the Second World War in Asia and the Pacific. Dr Dockrill, the author of Britain's Policy for West German Rearmament, has skilfully converted the proceedings of an international conference held in London into a stimulating and readable account of the Pacific War. This is a valuable contribution to our knowledge of the subject.
Author | : Daniel Marston |
Publisher | : Osprey Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010-02-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1849083827 |
Offers an introduction to the Pacific War, including such topics as the opening amphibious operations and Japanese naval strategy after Midway.
Author | : John W. Dower |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 645 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Hiroshima-shi (Japan) |
ISBN | : 0393340686 |
WORLD HISTORY: SECOND WORLD WAR. Over recent decades, John W. Dower, one of America's preeminent historians, has addressed the roots and consequences of war from multiple perspectives. In War Without Mercy (1986), winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, he described and analyzed the brutality that attended World War II in the Pacific, as seen from both the Japanese and the American sides. Embracing Defeat (1999), winner of numerous honors including the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, dealt with Japan's struggle to start over in a shattered land in the immediate aftermath of the Pacific War, when the defeated country was occupied by the U.S.-led Allied powers. Turning to an even larger canvas, Dower now examines the cultures of war revealed by four powerful events--Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, 9-11, and the invasion of Iraq in the name of a war on terror.
Author | : Arch B. Taylor, Jr. |
Publisher | : Trafford Publishing |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 2006-07-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 141206080X |
''The nuclear bombing of Japan was not needed to end the war. What it says about the soul of America is the real story. This book should be read by everyone, '' says Bruce Gagnon, Coordinator of www.space4peace.com.
Author | : Gordon W. Prange |
Publisher | : Open Road Media |
Total Pages | : 341 |
Release | : 2014-05-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1480489506 |
A minute-by-minute account of the morning that brought America into World War II, by the New York Times–bestselling authors of At Dawn We Slept. When dawn broke over Hawaii on December 7, 1941, no one suspected that America was only minutes from war. By nightfall, the naval base at Pearl Harbor was a smoldering ruin, and over 2,000 Americans lay dead. December 7, 1941 gives a detailed and immersive real-time account of that fateful morning. In or out of uniform, every witness responded differently when the first Japanese bombs began to fall. A chaplain fled his post and spent a week in hiding, while mess hall workers seized a machine gun and began returning fire. Some officers were taken unawares, while others responded valiantly, rallying their men to fight back and in some cases sacrificing their lives. Built around eyewitness accounts, this book provides an unprecedented glimpse of how it felt to be at Pearl Harbor on the day that would live in infamy.
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Publisher | : Carlton Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781847328946 |
War In The Pacific 1941-1945 looks at the war against Japan in the Pacific Islands which formed an integral part of eventual Allied victory in World War II. Setting the scene with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the almost simultaneous attack on US bases on Guam and Wake Island, it then goes on to document the battles fought in the jungle islands of Guadalcanal and the Philippines and the seas of the Pacific. This war story is brought to life by the addition of carefully selected facsimile pieces of memorabilia ranging from military orders to propaganda leaflets dropped by the Japanese on US troops to the personal diaries and letters home of both generals, officers and ordinary soldiers.
Author | : Robert Guillain |
Publisher | : Doubleday Books |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : Takuma Melber |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2020-10-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 150953721X |
Hawaii, 7th December 1941, shortly before 8 in the morning: Japanese torpedo bombers launch a surprise attack on the US Pacific fleet anchored in Pearl Harbor. The devastating attack claims the lives of over 2,400 American soldiers, sinks or damages 18 ships and destroys nearly 350 aircraft. The US Congress declares war on Japan the following day. In this vivid and lively book, Takuma Melber breathes new life into the dramatic events that unfolded before, during and after Pearl Harbor by putting the perspective of the Japanese attackers at the centre of his account. This is the dimension commonly missing in most other histories of Pearl Harbor, and it gives Melber the opportunity to provide a fuller, more definitive and authoritative account of the battle, its background and its consequences. Melber sheds new light on the long negotiations that went on between the Japanese and Americans in 1941, and the confusion and argument among the Japanese political and military elite. He shows how US intelligence and military leaders in Washington failed to interpret correctly the information they had and to draw the necessary conclusions about the Japanese war intentions in advance of the attack. His account of the battle itself is informed by the latest research and benefits from including the planning and post-raid assessment by the Japanese commanders. His account also covers the second raid in March 1942 by two long-range seaplanes which was intended to destroy the shipyards so that ships damaged in the initial attack could not be repaired. This balanced and thoroughly researched book deepens our understanding of the battle that precipitated America’s entry into the war and it will appeal to anyone interested in World War II and military history.
Author | : Michael Burgan |
Publisher | : Marshall Cavendish |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780761446538 |
Explore Hiroshima, and with eyewitness accounts and commentary, learn about the differing viewpoints surrounding the event.