The Pacific war companion : from Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima /: from Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima. (2007)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- The Pacific war companion : from Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima /: from Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima. (2007)
- Main Title:
- The Pacific war companion : from Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima
- Further Information:
- Note: Editor, Daniel Marston.
- Other Names:
- Marston, Daniel
- Contents:
- Contributors; Chronology; Chapter 1; INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND; JAPANESE EXCEPTIONALISM; FRUSTRATED ASPIRATIONS; GREATER EAST ASIA; PATHS TO WAR; Chapter 2; FROM TSUSHIMA TO THE INTERWAR PERIOD; AFTER THE TREATY: BIG GUNS OR AIR POWERS; HAWAII OR PHILIPPINES?; PREPARATIONS FOR PEARL HARBOR; THE ROAD TO PEARL HARBOR; ATTACK PEARL HARBOR!; SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACK; DID ROOSEVELT KNOW ABOUT THE ATTACK?; Chapter 3; INTRODUCTION; THE MALAYA/SINGAPORE CAMPAIGN; THE INFLUENCE OF MASANOBU TSUJI ON THE MALAYA/SINGAPORE CAMPAIGN; THE END OF THE CAMPAIGN; IMPERIAL TWILIGHT. Chapter 4Chapter 5; Chapter 6; FIRST BURMA CAMPAIGN; 1942/1943; The First Arakan offensive; The First Chindit operation; Buildup of the British and Indian Units; Operation Ha-Go; Operation U-Go; The Second Chindit operation; 1944/1945 CAMPAIGNS; Arakan; Operation Extended Capital; Chapter 7; GUADALCANAL AND PAPUA; THE CARTWHEEL OPERATIONS; THE ADVANCE TO THE PHILIPPINES; THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES; UNNECESSARY CAMPAIGNS?; Chapter 8; AUSTRALIA AND THE JAPANESE THREAT; THE PAPUAN CAMPAIGN; THE NEW GUINEA CAMPAIGN; THE SCALE OF AUSTRALIA'S CONTRIBUTION; THE FINAL CAMPAIGNS. NEW ZEALAND'S ROLEChapter 9; BACKGROUND TO THE CENTRAL PACIFIC CAMPAIGNS; THE GILBERTS (OPERATION GALVANIC); THE MARSHALLS (OPERATIONS FLINTLOCK AND CATCHPOLE); THE MARIANAS (OPERATION FORAGER); THE PALAUS (OPERATION STALEMATE); IWO JIMA (OPERATION DETACHMENT); OKINAWA (OPERATION ICEBERG); THE END OF THE WAR; Chapter 10;Contributors; Chronology; Chapter 1; INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND; JAPANESE EXCEPTIONALISM; FRUSTRATED ASPIRATIONS; GREATER EAST ASIA; PATHS TO WAR; Chapter 2; FROM TSUSHIMA TO THE INTERWAR PERIOD; AFTER THE TREATY: BIG GUNS OR AIR POWERS; HAWAII OR PHILIPPINES?; PREPARATIONS FOR PEARL HARBOR; THE ROAD TO PEARL HARBOR; ATTACK PEARL HARBOR!; SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACK; DID ROOSEVELT KNOW ABOUT THE ATTACK?; Chapter 3; INTRODUCTION; THE MALAYA/SINGAPORE CAMPAIGN; THE INFLUENCE OF MASANOBU TSUJI ON THE MALAYA/SINGAPORE CAMPAIGN; THE END OF THE CAMPAIGN; IMPERIAL TWILIGHT. Chapter 4Chapter 5; Chapter 6; FIRST BURMA CAMPAIGN; 1942/1943; The First Arakan offensive; The First Chindit operation; Buildup of the British and Indian Units; Operation Ha-Go; Operation U-Go; The Second Chindit operation; 1944/1945 CAMPAIGNS; Arakan; Operation Extended Capital; Chapter 7; GUADALCANAL AND PAPUA; THE CARTWHEEL OPERATIONS; THE ADVANCE TO THE PHILIPPINES; THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES; UNNECESSARY CAMPAIGNS?; Chapter 8; AUSTRALIA AND THE JAPANESE THREAT; THE PAPUAN CAMPAIGN; THE NEW GUINEA CAMPAIGN; THE SCALE OF AUSTRALIA'S CONTRIBUTION; THE FINAL CAMPAIGNS. NEW ZEALAND'S ROLEChapter 9; BACKGROUND TO THE CENTRAL PACIFIC CAMPAIGNS; THE GILBERTS (OPERATION GALVANIC); THE MARSHALLS (OPERATIONS FLINTLOCK AND CATCHPOLE); THE MARIANAS (OPERATION FORAGER); THE PALAUS (OPERATION STALEMATE); IWO JIMA (OPERATION DETACHMENT); OKINAWA (OPERATION ICEBERG); THE END OF THE WAR; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; THE ESSENCE OF AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS; ROOTS OF AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE; JAPANESE AMPHIBIOUS DEVELOPMENTS; US AMPHIBIOUS DEVELOPMENTS; AMPHIBIOUS CHALLENGES; COLLISION COURSE; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; INTRODUCTION; BLOCKADE; THEN BOMBARDMENT; THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE. … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Oxford New York : Osprey
- Publication Date:
- 2007
- Extent:
- 1 online resource, illustrations (some color), color maps
- Subjects:
- 940.54/26
History
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Oceania
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations
HISTORY -- Europe -- Western
Military campaigns
Military operations, Naval
Technology & Engineering -- Military Science
Warfare & defence
Oceania
Pacific Ocean
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781849087261
1849087261
9781849086936
1849086931 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781846032127
1846032121 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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