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Author:

Johnson, William Bruce.

Title:

The Pacific campaign in World War II : from Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal / William Bruce Johnson.

Publisher:

Routledge,

Copyright Date:

2006

Description:

xvi, 414 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
United States--History--History--World War, 1939-1945.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-394) and index.

Contents:

The Pacific background -- Why Japan gambled -- The last clear chance -- The long postmortem -- The course of empire -- Bataan through Midway -- The counterthrust -- The first two days -- The Battle of Savo Island -- Settling in -- Up against it -- A mixed picture -- Courage and ambivalence -- Medical issues -- The end of the beginning.

Series:

Cass series--naval policy and history ; 35

ISBN:

9780415701754 (hardback)
0415701759 (hardback)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)60590055

LCCN:

2005015387

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)