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Pacific Victory :Tarawa to Okinawa 1943-1945
Pacific Victory :Tarawa to Okinawa 1943-1945
hardback
Published:
20 January, 2005
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Description
The American 'island-hopping' campaign in the Pacific during the Second World War was a crucial factor in the eventual defeat of Japan in 1945. The assault and capture of these islands meant US bombers and their fighter escorts could now reach mainland Japan, disrupting and eventually crippling its war economy. The battles on Tarawa, the Marshall Islands, the Marianas group, Peleliu, Iwo Jima and Okinawa were all characterised by savage fighting and heavy casulaties on both sides. Japanese garrisons often fought to the death and kamikaze air attacks posed a grave threat to the opposing US forces. Employing archive colour and black and white photographs, maps and first-hand accounts, the author relates these pivotal battles to the wider struggle against the Japanese in the Pacific.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780750937467 |
| ISBN10 | 0750937467 |
| Number Of Pages | 244 |
| Item Weight | 980 g |
| Product Dimensions | 194 x 263 x 10 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | The History Press Ltd |
| Format | hardback |
Author's Bio
DERRICK WRIGHT's interest in the Second World War was stimulated by the many Luftwaffe bombing raids on his native Teesside. He is the author of Tarawa: A Hell of a Way to Die, Pacific Victory and Peleliu: To the Far Side of Hell. Married with four daughters, he lives on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors.