War in the Pacific Overy, R. J. creator text survey of literature biography nyu Long Island, N.Y Osprey Pub. ©2010 2010 monographic eng print 60 pages : facsimiles, illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 25 x 29 cm + 26 facsimiles of artifacts Packaged in a slipcase War In The Pacific 1941-1945 looks at the war against Japan in the Pacific Islands which formed an integral part of eventual Allied victory in World War II. Setting the scene with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the almost simultaneous attack on US bases on Guam and Wake Island, it then goes on to document the battles fought in the jungle islands of Guadalcanal and the Philippines and the seas of the Pacific. This war story is brought to life by the addition of 20 carefully selected facsimile pieces of memorabilia ranging from military orders to propaganda leaflets dropped by the Japanese on US troops to the personal diaries and letters home of both generals, officers and ordinary soldiers. Operations map : Japanese expansion, 1941-42 -- Imperial Japan -- Pearl Harbor -- Blitzkrieg in Asia -- Corregidor : fall of the Philippines -- Operations map 1942 -- The Battle of the Coral Sea -- The Battle of Midway -- Battle for the Solomons -- Guadalcanal -- Operations map 1943 -- Operation "Cartwheel" : war for New Guinea -- Island hopping in the Pacific : Gilbert and Marshall Islands -- Operations map 1944 -- The Marianas : defense to the death -- Battle of the Philippine Sea -- The Battle of Peleliu -- The recapture of the Philippines -- The Battle of Leyte Gulf -- Operations map 1945 -- Iwo Jima -- The firebombing of Tokyo -- Okinawa -- The Atomic bombs -- The Japanese surrender. Richard Overy ; foreword by Dale Dye. Facsimiles of war documents; letters; map; magazines and posters. Two pages with pockets to store facsimiles. Map and poster in end pocket. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- p------ World War, 1939-1945 United States World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Pacific Ocean Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 États-Unis Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Campagnes et batailles Pacifique, Océan Military campaigns Pacific Ocean United States World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924 1939-1945 fast D767 .O94 2010 940.5426 9781849083942 1849083940 2010280583 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1013/2010280583-b.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1013/2010280583-d.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1013/2010280583-b.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1013/2010280583-d.html BTCTA 091014 20230913151243.7 in00004742787 eng