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- catalog abstract "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.".
- catalog contributor b7679755.
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 499-508) and index.".
- catalog description "Roots of conflict -- Isolationism and complacency -- Japanese military preparations -- The Day of Infamy -- The Japanese tidal wave -- Java, Coral Sea, and Midway -- The Guadalcanal ordeal -- The tide turns: New Guinea, and Bougainville -- Plan Orange executed -- Victory in New Guinea -- The Marianas secured -- Return to the Philippines -- Advance to Luzon -- The noose tightens: Iwo Jima and Okinawa -- The killing time -- Unconditional surrender.".
- catalog extent "x, 534 p., [14]p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "War in the Pacific.".
- catalog identifier "089141486X :".
- catalog isFormatOf "War in the Pacific.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Novato, CA : Presidio,".
- catalog relation "War in the Pacific.".
- catalog spatial "Pacific Area.".
- catalog subject "940.54/26 20".
- catalog subject "D767 .G28 1995".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Pacific Area.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Roots of conflict -- Isolationism and complacency -- Japanese military preparations -- The Day of Infamy -- The Japanese tidal wave -- Java, Coral Sea, and Midway -- The Guadalcanal ordeal -- The tide turns: New Guinea, and Bougainville -- Plan Orange executed -- Victory in New Guinea -- The Marianas secured -- Return to the Philippines -- Advance to Luzon -- The noose tightens: Iwo Jima and Okinawa -- The killing time -- Unconditional surrender.".
- catalog title "The war in the Pacific : from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay / Harry A. Gailey.".
- catalog type "text".