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World War II: Pacific Theater
Further reading on the Pacific Theater in World War II.
With the 41st Division in the Southwest Pacific (Excerpt, Chapter 6)
With the 41st Division in the Southwest Pacific is a powerful, gritty, and moving narrative of the life of a soldier during some of the most difficult fighting of World War II.
From: iupress
Battle of Surigao Strait (Excerpt, Chapter 1)
Surigao Strait in the Philippine Islands was the scene of a major battleship duel during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Because the battle was fought at night and had few survivors on the Japa...
From: iupress
The Last Century of Sea Power - Volume 2 (Excerpt, Chapter 12)
In this second volume of his history of naval power in the 20th century, H. P. Willmott follows the fortunes of the established seafaring nations of Europe along with two upstarts—the Uni...
From: iupress
If Mahan Ran the Great Pacific War (Excerpt, Chapter 5)
Alfred Thayer Mahan's The Influence of Sea Power upon History (1660–1783) was one of the most influential books on military strategy in the first half of the 20th century. A core text in ...
From: iupress
The Battle of Leyte Gulf (Excerpt, Chapter 6)
The Battle of Leyte Gulf—October 22-28, 1944—was the greatest naval engagement in history. In fact the battle was four separate actions, none of which were fought in the Gulf itself, and ...
From: iupress
Midway Inquest (Excerpt, Chapter 3)
Based on extensive research in Japanese primary records and interviews with over two dozen Japanese veterans from the carrier air groups, Midway Inquest solves the mystery of why Japan lo...
From: iupress
D-Day in the Pacific (Excerpt, Chapter 12)
This is a gripping account of one of the most dramatic engagements of World War II. The conquest of Saipan and the neighboring island of Tinian was a turning point in the war in the Pacif...
From: iupress
The Last Lieutenant (Excerpt, Chapter 5)
Jim Craig was a platoon commander with the Marines on Iwo Jima. This book presents his story, as told to his nephew, John C. Shively. A particularly vivid and exciting account of some of ...
From: iupress
