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The Pacific

David Horner

(Essential histories, 18 . The Second World War ; 1)

Osprey Pub., 2002

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [92]-93) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The war in the Pacific began with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 and ended with the atomic bombs on Hioshima and Hagasaki in August 1945, which led to the surrender in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945. It was a war of great naval battles, such as those in the Coral Sea, at Medway, and at Leyte and of grim jungle battles, at Guadalcanal, New Guinea and Burma. This title explores the many facets of this complicated conflict, which reshaped the face of Asia and splintered forever European invincibility as a colonial power.

Table of Contents

Introduction and chronology * Background to War * Warning sides * The outbreak * The fighting * Portrait of a soldier * The world around war * Portrait of a civilian * How the war ended * Conclusion and consequences

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Details

  • NCID
    BA73557297
  • ISBN
    • 1841762296
  • LCCN
    2003464642
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford, [U.K.]
  • Pages/Volumes
    95 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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