by Dale Dye (Foreword), Dale Dye (Foreword), Robert O'Neill (Editor)
On December 7, 1941, Japanese fighter planes appeared from the clouds above Pearl Harbor and fundamentally changed the course of history; with this one surprise attack the previously isolationist America was irrevocably thrown into World War II. This definitive history reveals each of the major battles that America would fight in the ensuing struggle against Imperial Japan, from the naval clashes at Midway and Coral Sea to the desperate, bloody fighting on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Each chapter reveals both the horrors of the battle and the Allies' grim yet heroic determination to wrest victory from what often seemed to be certain defeat, offering a valuable guide to the long road to victory in the Pacific.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 328
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: 20 Jul 2015
ISBN 10: 1472810619
ISBN 13: 9781472810618
Book Overview: Meticulous detail and insightful analysis combine with a gripping chronological narrative to provide the essential guide to the Pacific Theater of World War II.