ISBN:
0415701759
,
9780415701754
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
XVI, 414 S.
,
Ill., Kt.
Ausgabe:
1. publ.
Serie:
Cass series 35
Serie:
Naval policy and history
Serie:
Cass series / Naval policy and history
DDC:
940.54/26
Schlagwort(e):
World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns
;
World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns
;
Pacific Area
;
United States Armed Forces World War, 1939-1945
;
History
;
United States Armed Forces
;
History
;
World War, 1939-1945
;
Bibliografie
;
USA
;
Armee
;
Pazifikkrieg
;
Feldzug
Kurzfassung:
I. The Pacific background -- II. Why Japan gambled -- III. The last clear chance -- IV. The long postmortem -- V. The course of empire -- VI. Bataan through Midway -- VII. The counterthrust -- VIII. The first two days -- IX. The Battle of Savo Island -- X. Settling in -- XI. Up against it -- XII. A mixed picture -- XIII. Courage and ambivalence -- XIV. Medical issues -- XV. The end of the beginning.
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
The Pacific backgroundWhy Japan gambled -- The last clear chance -- The long postmortem -- The course of empire -- Bataan through Midway -- The counterthrust -- The first two days -- The Battle of Savo Island -- Settling in -- Up against it -- A mixed picture -- Courage and ambivalence -- Medical issues -- The end of the beginning.
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
I. The Pacific background -- II. Why Japan gambled -- III. The last clear chance -- IV. The long postmortem -- V. The course of empire -- VI. Bataan through Midway -- VII. The counterthrust -- VIII. The first two days -- IX. The Battle of Savo Island -- X. Settling in -- XI. Up against it -- XII. A mixed picture -- XIII. Courage and ambivalence -- XIV. Medical issues -- XV. The end of the beginning
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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