The Pacific War
The Strategy, Politics, and Players that Won the War
Published on 4. November 2010
400 pages
978-1-61673-240-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides a fresh take on World War II in the Pacific that goes beyond the simple recounting of battles won and lost to synthesize the strategies, politics, and key players that shaped the conduct of the war. The author takes a regional approach to this multifaceted, often nonlinear war conducted on land, sea (and significantly by America undersea), and in the air across the immense reaches of the Pacific to effectively develop the major themes and causes of the battles.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Illustrations
63 b-w photos, 5 diagrams
File size
6,89 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-61673-240-0 (9781616732400)
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12/2008
Zenith Press
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Person
William B. Hopkins was a Marine officer in the Pacific in WWII, practiced law in Roanoke, Virginia, and re-entered active service as a Marine captain during the Korean War. He is the author of One Bugle No Drums. Hopkins served in Virginia\u2019s Senate for twenty years, four years as Majority Leader. He lives in Roanoke.
Content
- Intro
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Plan Orange
- Chapter 2: Political Stalemate
- Chapter 3: The Build-up for War
- Chapter 4: Pearl Harbor
- Chapter 5: The Arcadia Conference
- Chapter 6: The Lean Months
- Chapter 7: The Home Front
- Chapter 8: Midway
- Chapter 9: Defense of Australia
- Chapter 10: Guadalcanal
- Chapter 11: Halsey vs. Yamamoto
- Chapter 12: Papua
- Chapter 13: Australian New Guinea
- Chapter 14: China
- Chapter 15: Rabaul
- Chapter 16: Strategy Change
- Chapter 17: The Central Pacific Drive
- Chapter 18: Submarine Warfare
- Chapter 19: The Netherlands New Guinea
- Photo Insert
- Chapter 20: The Marianas
- Chapter 21: The Philippines vs. Formosa Debate
- Chapter 22: Ulithi
- Chapter 23: Leyte Gulf
- Chapter 24: The March to Luzon
- Chapter 25: Philippine Liberation
- Chapter 26: Iwo Jima
- Chapter 27: Okinawa
- Chapter 28: The Twentieth Air Force
- Chapter 29: Japanese Surrender
- Chapter 30: Looking Back
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Copyright Page
