Battling in the Pacific : soldiering in World War II

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Book

Title:

Battling in the Pacific : soldiering in World War II

Author:

Beller, Susan Provost, 1949-

ISBN:

9780822563815

Publication Information:

Minneapolis, Minn. : Twenty-First Century Books, 2007.

Physical Description:

112 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Series title(s):

Soldiers on the battlefront.

Summary:

Contains first-person accounts and commentary that describe various aspects of life for American soldiers fighting in the Pacific theater of World War II on land, at sea, and in the air.

Subject(s):

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area -- Juvenile literature.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.

United States -- Armed Forces -- History -- World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile literature.

United States -- Armed Forces -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.

Geographic Term:

United States -- Armed Forces -- History -- World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile literature.

United States -- Armed Forces -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.

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Library	Call Number	Status
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The U.S. troops who fought in the Pacific during World War II rallied after the attack at Pearl Harbor to fight many grueling battles with Japan. Author Susan Provost Beller brings the daily struggles of these troops to life with first-person accounts of battles against an enemy that did not believe in surrender. These stories combine the routines of military life and the logistics of fighting an island-hopping war far from home with tales of daring fighting in jungles. They chronicle the attacks by kamikaze pilots and the escapes by submarines dodging depth charges. These accounts give us a better understanding of how the U.S. troops turned initial defeat into final victory.

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Gr 5-8-These credible titles are attractively designed with colorful covers. The format is inviting with a variety of fonts at the beginning of each chapter, quotations, and a multitude of illustrations (one or two on almost every spread). The text is clear and to the point, and chapters are divided into short topics. Pacific and Doughboys are full of vintage black-and-white photos while Roman Legions features photos of statues, coins, historical sites, and reproductions of artistic works. Related information is found in numerous boxes. Each title has one map, which is of mediocre quality. Doughboys has a glitch in that Harry S. Truman did not grow up on a farm in Kansas. Otherwise, all three texts appear to be accurate, although there are some typos. Pacific and Roman Legions are definitely first choices; purchase Doughboys with the knowledge of the error.-Eldon Younce, Harper Elementary School, KS (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Prologue	p. 6
Chapter 1 The Day of Infamy	p. 6
Chapter 2 Fighting Back	p. 22
Chapter 3 Serving in the Pacific	p. 28
Chapter 4 Winning on Land	p. 44
Chapter 5 Winning at Sea	p. 54
Chapter 6 Winning in the Air	p. 64
Chapter 7 Prisoners of War	p. 72
Chapter 8 The Ultimate Weapon	p. 81
Chapter 9 Winners and Losers	p. 90
Map of World War II in the Pacific	p. 98
Chronology of World War II in the Pacific	p. 99
Source Notes	p. 100
Selected Bibliography	p. 104
Further Information and Websites	p. 107
Index	p. 109

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