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02462aam a22004098i 4500 001 C707F5265BE811E38E3A7588DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20131203010051 008 130604s2013 txu b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2013022386 020 $a 1574415417 (ebook) 020 $a 9781574415414 (ebook) 020 $a 1574415255 (cloth : alk. paper) 020 $a 9781574415254 (cloth : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)847532517 040 $a TXA/DLC $b eng $e rda $c TXA $d DLC $d OCLCO $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d WIH $d B@L $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- $a n-us--- 050 00 $a D767.9 $b .L225 2013 082 00 $a 940.54/26 $2 23 100 1 $a Lacey, Sharon Tosi, $d 1968- $e author. 245 10 $a Pacific blitzkrieg : $b World War II in the central Pacific / $c Sharon Tosi Lacey. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a Denton, Texas : $b University of North Texas Press, $c 2013. 300 $a xviii, 282 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-268) and index. 505 0 $a Guadalcanal: the ad hoc operation -- The Gilberts: parallel operations -- The Marshalls: perfect operations -- Saipan: Smith versus Smith -- Okinawa: final victory -- Conclusion. 520 $a Examines the planning, preparation, and execution of ground operations for five major invasions in the Central Pacific (Guadalcanal, Tarawa, the Marshalls, Saipan, and Okinawa). The commanders on the ground had to integrate the US Army and Marine Corps into a single striking force, something that would have been difficult in peacetime, but in the midst of a great global war, it was a monumental task. Yet, ultimate success in the Pacific rested on this crucial, if somewhat strained, partnership and its accomplishments. Despite the thousands of works covering almost every aspect of World War II in the Pacific, until now no one has examined the detailed mechanics behind this transformation at the corps and division level. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Pacific Area. 651 0 $a United States $x History $x History $y World War, 1939-1945. 651 0 $a Pacific Area $x History, Military $y 20th century. 941 $a 4 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191217022123.0 952 $l ULAX314 $d 20190926095006.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826082207.0 952 $l SOAX911 $d 20151001050932.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C707F5265BE811E38E3A7588DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search