Pacific Victory: Tarawa to Okinawa WWII by: Derrick Wright

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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, eventually crippling Japans war economy. In November 1943, Tarawa tested the doctrine of seaborne assault to the limit in a 76-hour battle in which Marines waded ashore from the surrounding reefs in the face of murderous enemy fire. In the Marshall Islands in the following January, the lessons learned were put into practice and Army units were deployed alongside the Marines. In June 1944 the US Marine Corps secured the main islands of the Marianas group to facilitate the construction of massive airfields for the bombing campaign against the Japanese mainland. Peleliu in September 1944 was the unknown battle, where a combination of poor planning, dubious leadership and a major change in Japanese defensive strategy turned what was expected to be a three-day battle into one of the most savage battles of the war. Iwo Jima in February 1945 was a titanic struggle that eclipsed all these battles, as three Marine divisions struggled in appalling conditions against an enemy for whom surrender was not an option. That April a massive Marine/Army operation against Okinawa was a foretaste of what could be expected in the proposed assault on the Japanese mainland. These battles were all characterised by savage fighting and heavy casualties on both sides. Employing archive colour and black & white photographs, maps and first-hand accounts, the author relates these pivotal battles to the wider struggle against the Japanese in the Pacific.

Status: For Sale	Reference#: MO_2005_0750937467_WH3
Condition: New	Year: 2005
Country: USA	Maker: Sutton Publishing
Height: 10.63 in. (27.00 cm)
Width: 7.88 in. (20.02 cm)	Weight: 2.5000
Title: Pacific Victory: Tarawa to Okinawa 1943-1945
Type: Book

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