The Pacific War: From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima - Brossura

Marston, Daniel

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ISBN 10: 1849083827 ISBN 13: 9781849083829

Casa editrice: Osprey Publishing, 2010

Riassunto

The Pacific War Companion' brings together the perspectives and insights of world-reno wned military historians. From the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor through the release of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the conflict in the Pacific was marked by amazing tactical innovations, such as those in amphibious warfare, and horrific battles that raged in the unforgiving climate of the island jungles. Each chapter in this book focuses on a different aspect of this conflict, from the planning of operations to the experiences of the men who were there.

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Recensione

"...[Edited] by Daniel Marston, a historian currently in Afghanistan training NATO forces in the history of counterinsurgency tactics. The book is a reprint of a critically acclaimed anthology of scholarly essays that give a comprehensive account of the war in the Pacific." -Publisher's Weekly (March 2010)

"Osprey is reissuing its 2005 publication, The Pacific War: From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima, edited by Daniel Marston, in a handsome paperback edition." -Library Journal (March 2010)

"A fine collection of essays by a dozen experts, including Dennis Showalter, Ken Kotani, Richard Frank, Raymond Callahan, Maj. Bruce Gudmundsson and Col. Joseph Alexander." -World War II Magazine (May/June 2010)

Included in the Shelf Awareness round-up of Pacific War titles. -Shelf Awareness (March 8, 2010)

"Edited by Daniel Marston, The Pacific War: From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima is a collection of essays written by various historians that, collectively, describes the Pacific War. To start the book, Professor Dennis Showalter provided an excellent first essay that introduced the readers the initial expansion of the Japanese Empire in the early 1900s and how Japan's regionalism led to the war in China starting in 1937 and the war in the Pacific starting in 1941... an excellent gide to those who knew the basics of the Pacific War but looked for something a bit deeper." -C Peter Chen, World War 2 Database / ww2db.com (March 2010)

"This one-volume overview of the Pacific War is a must for any history buff's personal library. It further benefits students in gaining understanding of the war period." - WWII History (September 2010)

Reviews of previous editions:

"This book, edited by Daniel Marston, is a compilation of thirteen very well written essays by group of very knowledgable historians... Overall, a good read and a good overall Pacific War source." -John D Burtt, Paper Wars (August 2008)

L'autore

Daniel Marston is a Research Fellow at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University. He was previously a Senior Lecturer in War Studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Dr Marston was responsible for overseeing the counter-insurgency modules for Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and the British Army. He has lectured widely on the principles and practices of counter-insurgency to units of the American, Australian, British and Canadian armed forces. He also continues academic research in this area, and in 2005 was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Col. Joseph Alexander, Professor Raymond Callahan, Richard B. Frank, Professor Theodore Gatchel, Bruce Gudmundsson, Professor David Horner, Dr Tomoyuki Ishizu, Dr Ken Kotani, Professor Robert Love, Dr Daniel Marston, Professor Dennis Showalter and Dr Hedley P Willmott.

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• Editore: Osprey Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1849083827
• ISBN 13: 9781849083829
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 272