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This is a fascinating new account of how diplomacy and politics gave way to military strategy and warfare in the Pacific. Presenting previously unpublished photographs, interviews with veterans, newly commissioned maps and new translations of Japanese sources, this book freshly examines... read more
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People edit
- Theodore Roosevelt: Add a description of this character.
- Marshall
- Kimmel
- Frank Jack Fletcher: (1885-1973) American admiral. Operational commander at the pivotal Battles of Coral Sea and of Midway.
- Vandegrift
- Robert L. Ghormley: (1883-1958) American admiral. He served as Commander South Pacific Area and South Pacific Force in June–October 1942, during the critical early stages of the campaign to seize and hold Guadalcanal and Tulagi. Dismayed by Ghormley's pessimism, Admiral Nimitz replaced him.
- Mikawa
- Chester W. Nimitz: (1885-1966) American admiral. A five-star admiral in the United States Navy. He held the dual command of Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet, for U.S. naval forces and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, for U.S. and Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II. He served as Chief of Naval Operations from 1945 until 1947.
- Hull
- Isoroku Yamamoto: (1884-1943) Japanese Admiral and the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II.
- Turner
- William Halsey, Jr.: ‘Bull’ Halsey (1882-1959) American admiral. During World War II he commanded the South Pacific Area during the early stages of the Pacific War against Japan. Later he was commander of the Third Fleet through the duration of hostilities.
- Knox
- Kurusu
- Churchill
- Stimson
- Tulagi
- Crutchley
- Lockard
- James H. Doolittle: Jimmy Doolittle (1896-1993) American pioneer aviator. During World War II he was an officer in the Army Air Force. He is most famous for leading the first offensive raid on the Japanese homeland in early 1942 while a lieutenant colonel.
- Curtin
- Richardson
- Chūichi Nagumo: (1887-1944) Japanese Admiral. Commander of the Carrier Strike Force that attacked Pearl Harbor and Midway Island.
- Morison
- Mccain
- Kawaguchi
- Mccawley
- Rochefort
- Ichiki
- Layton
- Brereton
- Dr. Lidz
- Paul Moore
- Konoe
- Tyler
- Jarvis
- Smith
- Douglas
- Henry H. Arnold: ‘Hap’ Arnold (1886-1950) American aviation pioneer. He was Chief of the Air Corps (1938–1941), Commanding General of the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, the only Air Force general to hold five-star rank, and the only person to hold a five-star rank in two different U.S. military services.
- Mahan
- Puller
- Leahy
- Dwight David Eisenhower: (1890-1969) American military officer and 34th President of the United States. During World War II, he was the Supreme Allied Commander of the forces in Europe.
- Bailey
- Callaghan
- Roberts
Setting & Locations edit
- Japan
- Guadalcanal
- Washington
- Hawaii
- Indochina
- Australia
- Tokyo
- South Pacific
- Britain
- Rabaul
- United States
- Pearl Harbor
- New Zealand
- Singapore
- Nouméa
- Germany
- Manila
- East Indies
- Russia
- San Francisco
- Europe
- Honolulu
- New Guinea
- Guam
- California
- Saratoga
- America
- Oahu
- Lexington
- Luzon
- Chicago
- Malaya
- Corregidor
- Far East
- Annapolis
- New Caledonia
- London
- North Africa
- Thailand
- Wellington
- Espíritu Santo
- Arizona
- West Virginia
- Burma
- Shanghai
- Melbourne
- Hollywood
First Sentence edit
In 1893 Hawaii was in turmoil.
Table of Contents edit
1. The Pacific Background
2. Why Japan Gambled
3. The Last Clear Chance
4. The Long Postmortem
5. The Course of Empire
6. Bataan Through Midway
7. The Counterthrust
8. The First Two Days
9. The Battle of Savo Island
10. Settling In
11. Up Against It
12. A Mixed Picture
13. Courage and Ambivalence
14. Medical Issues
15. The End of the Beginning
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Cass Series: Naval Policy and History. (publisher series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- William Bruce Johnson (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: March 19, 2010
ISBN: 978-0-415-58714-3
Page Count: 414
Publisher: Routledge
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: March 19, 2010
ISBN: 978-0-415-58714-3
Page Count: 414
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 940.541273
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Military › World War II › Naval
- Books › History › Military › World War II › Pearl Harbor
- Books › History › Military › Naval
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