9781893103153-1893103153-Victory in the Pacific

Victory in the Pacific

ISBN-13: 9781893103153
ISBN-10: 1893103153
Edition: F First Paperback Edition Used
Author: Albert Marrin
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Beautiful Feet Books
Format: Paperback 212 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781893103153
ISBN-10: 1893103153
Edition: F First Paperback Edition Used
Author: Albert Marrin
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Beautiful Feet Books
Format: Paperback 212 pages

Summary

Victory in the Pacific (ISBN-13: 9781893103153 and ISBN-10: 1893103153), written by authors Albert Marrin, was published by Beautiful Feet Books in 2003. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other World War II (Military History) books. You can easily purchase or rent Victory in the Pacific (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used World War II books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $1.72.

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Covers events from the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor through the battles of Midway, Guadalcanal, the Solomon Islands, Savo Island, the Doolittle raid on Tokyo, Corregidor Island, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima , and Okinawa. In each case, readers see the battles through the eyes of the men who were there, landing on the beaches, running raids in PT boats, dodging kamikaze bombers, and flying missions over Japan. In an easily accessible style, Marrin relates not only the important details of these conquests but also explains the military strategies of both the Allied forces and the Japanese.

Readers get an overarching view of the war that helps to bring understanding especially as American forces drew increasingly closer to Japan and the Japanese grew ever more determined to fight to the end. Marrin helps readers to understand the Japanese mindset that made surrender impossible and ultimately led to the decision to drop the atomic bomb in the interests of saving millions of lives. For the young adult reader, or even an adult unfamiliar with this period of WWII history, this book provides a sobering but inspiring look of the men and women, the nations and ideologies, that battled over half a century ago in the Pacific theater. Illustrated with diagrams, maps and photographs.

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