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Eagle against the sun : the American war with Japan
Format:
Book
Title:
Eagle against the sun : the American war with Japan
ISBN:
9780029303603
Publication Information:
New York : Free Press, ©1985.
Physical Description:
xvi, 589 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
General Note:
Map on lining papers.
Contents:
States of mind: American -- States of mind: Japanese -- Orange -- Some last minute changes -- The issue is in doubt -- The short, unhappy life of ABDACOM -- "The vital flank" -- From Midway to Massacre Valley -- Routes to Rabaul -- Jungle victories -- CARTWHEEL -- The dodging tide -- "They are waiting for me there" -- To the Marianas -- "A hell of a beating" -- The road to Myitkyina -- Ichigo -- Strangers in strange lands -- Where is task force 34? -- Behind the lines -- The war of attrition -- From Leyte to Luzon -- "I am become death, shatterer of worlds."
Summary:
This text reassesses U.S. and Japanese strategy and offers interpretations of the Pacific War.
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