Battle in the Pacific

Author: West
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The Pacific War from 1941 to 1945 covered vast sea areas in the Pacific and the entire Southeast Asia region, as well as Myanmar and India. This war between Japan and the Allies involved millions of people. Thousands of aircraft, hundreds of warships, and submarines participated in this major battle. Blood War in the Pacific provides a detailed account of this far-reaching war, spanning from December 7, 1941, when Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, to August 6, 1945, when the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, forcing Japan to surrender. Blood War in the Pacific initially presents readers with a historical panorama of the struggle for dominance in the Pacific region, followed by a comprehensive depiction of Japan's rapid military victories between 1941 and 1942. At that time, the Japanese Imperial Navy and Army swept across Hong Kong, Myanmar, the Malay Peninsula, the Philippine Islands, and the entire Dutch East Indies. Subsequently, the book also provides an in-depth account of the efforts led by the U.S. military, along with the British, Australians, and their