Pacific Legacy : Image and Memory from World War II in the Pacific

Gerald A Meehl

ISBN 10: 0789213338 / ISBN 13: 9780789213334

Editore: Abbeville Publishing Group Apr 2019, 2019

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Neuware - Pacific Legacy tells the story of World War II in the Pacific as it was for those who were there--combining fascinating then-and-now photographs with a gripping text based on eyewitness accounts. Original photographs by Gerald A. Meehl offer an unprecedented record of the relics of World War II that have survived on the islands of the Pacific: American landing craft rusting on the reefs where they were stopped by enemy fire; shell-pocked Japanese fortifications; fallen aircraft overgrown by jungle; packed-coral landing strips still as good as new. These evocative color images are paired with archival photographs that show the same tropical battlegrounds as they appeared in wartime. The text covers the entire war in the Pacific, from the attack on Pearl Harbor to Japan's surrender in Tokyo Bay. The principal battles are recounted hour by hour, drawing heavily on the authors' interviews with veterans of the Pacific Theater, as well as with the Pacific Islanders whose homelands were transformed into battlegrounds. This vivid narrative helps the reader visualize what it was really like to be at war in the Pacific, doggedly island-hopping to victory. In this second edition of Pacific Legacy, a new preface by Meehl examines recent developments in the commemoration of the Pacific war, including the ongoing search for the remains of MIAs and sunken ships.

Codice articolo 9780789213334

Dati bibliografici

• Titolo: Pacific Legacy : Image and Memory from World War II in the Pacific
• Editore: Abbeville Publishing Group Apr 2019
• Data di pubblicazione: 2019
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0789213338
• ISBN 13: 9780789213334
• Rilegatura: Buch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 264 L x 262 A x 28 P (millimetri) 264 millimetri di larghezza per 262 millimetri di altezza per 28 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 1701 grammi

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Riassunto

The classic photo book about the battlegrounds of the Pacific Theater then and now—updated with new information about the preservation and accessibility of these historic sites
 
Pacific Legacy offers an unprecedented record of the relics of World War II that have survived on the islands of the Pacific: American landing craft rusting on the reefs where they were stopped by enemy fire; shell-pocked Japanese fortifications; fallen aircraft overgrown by jungle; packed-coral landing strips still as good as new. These evocative color images are paired with archival photographs that show the same tropical battlegrounds as they appeared in wartime.
 
The text covers the entire war in the Pacific, from the attack on Pearl Harbor to Japan’s surrender in Tokyo Bay. The principal battles are recounted hour-by-hour, drawing heavily on firsthand accounts. This vivid narrative helps the reader visualize what it was really like to be at war in the Pacific, doggedly island-hopping to victory.

Informazioni sugli autori

Gerald A. Meehl, the son of a B-17 crew chief, has photographed every major World War II site in the South Pacific and is the author or coauthor of several other books on the war, including Fast Boats and Fast Times, One Marine’s War, and One Small Town Boy. Rex Alan Smith, who served three years in the Army Corps of Engineers in the Pacific, was the author of The Carving of Mount Rushmore (Abbeville) and other works of history.

Rex Alan Smith, who served three years in the Army Corps of Engineers in the Pacific, was the author of The Carving of Mount Rushmore (Abbeville) and other works of history.