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Author | : Ian W. Toll |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 732 |
Release | : 2011-11-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0393083179 |
Download Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 (Vol. 1) (The Pacific War Trilogy) Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Winner of the Northern California Book Award for Nonfiction "Both a serious work of history…and a marvelously readable dramatic narrative." —San Francisco Chronicle On the first Sunday in December 1941, an armada of Japanese warplanes appeared suddenly over Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and devastated the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Six months later, in a sea fight north of the tiny atoll of Midway, four Japanese aircraft carriers were sent into the abyss, a blow that destroyed the offensive power of their fleet. Pacific Crucible—through a dramatic narrative relying predominantly on primary sources and eyewitness accounts of heroism and sacrifice from both navies—tells the epic tale of these first searing months of the Pacific war, when the U.S. Navy shook off the worst defeat in American military history to seize the strategic initiative.
Author | : Peter Ingman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2017-11 |
Genre | : Coral Sea, Battle of the, 1942 |
ISBN | : 9780994588944 |
Download South Pacific Air War Volume 1 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This volume chronicles aerial warfare in the South Pacific from December 1941 until March 1942, during which air operations by both sides became a daily occurrence. As Imperial Japanese Navy flying boats and landbased bombers penetrated over vast distances, a few under-strength squadrons of the Royal Australian Air Force put up a spirited fight. However it was the supreme power of aircraft carriers that had the biggest impact. Four Japanese fleet carriers facilitated the capture of Rabaul over a devastating four-day period in January 1942. The following month, the USS Lexington's fighter squadron VF-3 scored one of the most one-sided victories of the entire Pacific War. By March 1942 the Japanese had landed on mainland New Guinea, and the scene was set for a race to control Port Moresby. This is the full story of both sides of an air war that could have been won by either incumbent, but for timing, crucial decisions and luck. The two authors are uniquely qualified to tell this story. Raised in Port Moresby, Michael Claringbould is a globally-acknowledged expert on the New Guinea air war and Japanese aviation in particular. Peter Ingman is an acclaimed military history author specialising in the early Pacific War period.
Author | : Harry Gailey |
Publisher | : Presidio Press |
Total Pages | : 560 |
Release | : 2011-08-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0307802043 |
Download War in the Pacific Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Historian Harry Gailey offers a fresh one-volume treatment of the vast Pacific theater in World War II, examining in detail the performance of Japanese and Allied naval, air, and land forces in every major military operation. The War in the Pacific begins with an examination of events leading up to World War II and compares the Japanese and American economies and societies, as well as the chief combatants' military doctrine, training, war plans, and equipment. The book then chronicles all significant actions - from the early Allied defeats in the Philippines, the East Indies, and New Guinea; through the gradual improvement of the Allied position in the Central and Southwest Pacific regions; to the final agonies of the Japanese people, whose leaders refused to admit defeat until the very end. Gailey gives detailed treatment to much that has been neglected or given only cursory mention in previous surveys. The reader thus gains an unparalleled overview of operations, as well as many fresh insights into the behind-the-scenes bickering between the Allies and the interservice squabbles that dogged MacArthur and Nimitz throughout the war. NOTE: This edition does not include a photo insert.
Author | : Rowan Stevens |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2015-07-09 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781331055624 |
Download The Battle for the Pacific, Vol. 1 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Excerpt from The Battle for the Pacific, Vol. 1: And Other Adventures at Sea In this book the imagination of some of our most fascinating writer has found a wide range in strange adventures of the sea. Once upon a time a book was written called The Battle of Dorking, which was read by all England because the invasion of England which it pictured stirred the imaginations of the most peaceable English citizens. Again, the lamented Frank R. Stockton wrote a tale of The Great War Syndicate, which proved to be a most amusing fantasy of war. In the present volume several most ingenious dreams of battle are sketched with a vividness and dramatic force which will absorb the interest of readers. They are no more real than the invasion of our earth by the people of Mars. Most fortunately our country is at peace, and since every reason able American wishes peace to continue, we are not likely to see again the horrors of war. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Harold J. Goldberg |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 297 |
Release | : 2007-05-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0253116813 |
Download D-Day in the Pacific Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
“The narrative moves smoothly and crisply. There is effective treatment of strategy, preparations, and then the invasion and battle for Saipan itself.” —Spencer C. Tucker, author of American Revolution In June 1944 the attention of the nation was riveted on events unfolding in France. But in the Pacific, the Battle of Saipan was of extreme strategic importance. This is a gripping account of one of the most dramatic engagements of World War II. The conquest of Saipan and the neighboring island of Tinian was a turning point in the war in the Pacific as it made the American victory against Japan inevitable. Until this battle, the Japanese continued to believe that success in the war remained possible. While Japan had suffered serious setbacks as early as the Battle of Midway in 1942, Saipan was part of her inner defense line, so victory was essential. The American victory at Saipan forced Japan to begin considering the reality of defeat. For the Americans, the capture of Saipan meant secure air bases for the new B-29s that were now within striking distance of all Japanese cities, including Tokyo. “Harold Goldberg’s riveting story of this conflict brings the dead back to life by blending rigorous research with dramatic narratives by hundreds of survivors. He has written a superb account of a pivotal, little-known, and heart-breaking battle.” —Col. Joseph H. Alexander, USMC (ret.),author of Storm Landings “Using recent interviews he conducted with extant US veterans, [Goldberg] skillfully develops the soldiers’ view of the battle for Saipan in an engaging, clearly written and interesting volume.” —The Journal of Military History
Author | : Mark Henry |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 121 |
Release | : 2012-05-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1780967748 |
Download The US Army in World War II (1) Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
When World War II broke out in September 1939 the US Army – starved of resources since 1919 – numbered just 174,000 men. By VJ-Day, 2 September 1945, a total of 8.3 million had served in an army which had risen to a stable strength of 91 divisions. The Army's contribution to the war against Japan – 20 divisions and numerous smaller units – has tended to be overshadowed by the exploits of the much smaller Marine Corps. This first of three titles describes the organisation, uniforms and equipment of the US Army in the CBI and the Central and South-West Pacific from 1941 to 1945. Men-at-Arms 342, 347 and 350 are also available as a single volume special edition as 'The US Army in World War II”.
Author | : Bruce Gamble |
Publisher | : Zenith Press |
Total Pages | : 427 |
Release | : 2013-09-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0760345597 |
Download Fortress Rabaul Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
For most of World War II, the mention of Japan's island stronghold sent shudders through thousands of Allied airmen. Some called it “Fortress Rabaul,” an apt name for the headquarters of the Imperial Japanese forces in the Southwest Pacific. Author Bruce Gamble chronicles Rabaul’s crucial role in Japanese operations in the Southwest Pacific. Millions of square feet of housing and storage facilities supported a hundred thousand soldiers and naval personnel. Simpson Harbor and the airfields were the focus of hundreds of missions by American air forces. Winner of the "Gold Medal" (Military Writers Society of America) and "Editor's Choice Award" (Stone & Stone Second World War Books), Fortress Rabaul details a critical and, until now, little understood chapter in the history of World War II.
Author | : Richard B. Frank |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 784 |
Release | : 2020-03-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1324002115 |
Download Tower of Skulls: A History of the Asia-Pacific War: July 1937-May 1942 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
“A sweeping epic.… Promises to do for the war in the Pacific what Rick Atkinson did for Europe.” —James M. Scott, author of Rampage In 1937, the swath of the globe east from India to the Pacific Ocean encompassed half the world’s population. Japan’s onslaught into China that year unleashed a tidal wave of events that fundamentally transformed this region and killed about twenty-five million people. This extraordinary World War II narrative vividly portrays the battles across this entire region and links those struggles on many levels with their profound twenty-first-century legacies. In this first volume of a trilogy, award-winning historian Richard B. Frank draws on rich archival research and recently discovered documentary evidence to tell an epic story that gave birth to the world we live in now.
Author | : Jerome T. Hagen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : 9780976266921 |
Download War in the Pacific: The road to Tokyo Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Denis Warner |
Publisher | : US Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Download Disaster in the Pacific Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Exhaustively researched account. Stalking the facts relentlessly in the official records of the United States and Australia, in unofficial reports and interviews, and in Japanese documents with the help of Commander Sadao Seno, the Warners have written what will remain for the foreseeable future the definitive history of the Battle of Savo Island.