The Pacific Campaign in World War II: From Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal

by William Bruce Johnson

Book Overview

This is a fascinating new account of how diplomacy and politics gave way to military strategy and warfare in the Pacific.

Presenting previously unpublished photographs, interviews with veterans, newly commissioned maps and new translations of Japanese sources, this book freshly examines the key events in the fight for the Pacific.

Detailing the background to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor it shows how the decision-makers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415701759
• ISBN13: 9780415701754
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.3"