At War in the Pacific: Personal Accounts of World War II Navy and Marine Corps Officers

by Bruce M. Petty

More than 16 million Americans served in the military during World War II--and nearly 3 million of them spent time in the Pacific theater. Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States looked to graduates of the naval academy to fill its need for qualified officers. To supplement the number of academy graduates, new programs were created, including the Naval Reserve Officer Training Program, the Civilian Pilot Training Program, the Naval...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786423730
• ISBN13: 9780786423736
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher