Pacific legacy : image and memory from World War II in the Pacific /
Pacific Legacy offers an unprecedented record of the relics of World War II that have survived on the islands of the Pacific, including American landing craft rusting on the reefs where they were stopped by enemy fire, shell-pocked Japanese fortifications, fallen aircraft overgrown by jungle and pac...
| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Abbeville Press,
[2019]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Summary: | Pacific Legacy offers an unprecedented record of the relics of World War II that have survived on the islands of the Pacific, including American landing craft rusting on the reefs where they were stopped by enemy fire, shell-pocked Japanese fortifications, fallen aircraft overgrown by jungle and packed-coral landing strips still as good as new. These evocative color images are paired with archival photographs that show the same tropical battlegrounds as they appeared in wartime. The text covers the entire war in the Pacific, from the attack on Pearl Harbor to Japan's surrender in Tokyo Bay. The principal battles are recounted hour-by-hour, drawing heavily on firsthand accounts. This vivid narrative helps the reader visualize what it was really like to be at war in the Pacific, doggedly island-hopping to victory. |
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| Item Description: | Maps on endpapers. |
| Physical Description: | 316 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 x 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographic references (pages 307-308) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0789213338 9780789213334 |