Second World War (1) The Pacific
Author(s): David Horner (Author), Robert O’Neill (Series Editor)
- Publisher: Osprey Publishing
- Publication Date: March 25, 2002
- Edition: First Edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 96 pages
- ISBN-10: 1841762296
- ISBN-13: 9781841762296
Book Description
The war in the Pacific began with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 and ended with the atomic bombs on Hirsoshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, which led to the surrender in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945. It was a war of great naval battles, such as those in the Coral Sea, at Medway, and at Leyte and of grim jungle battles, at Guadalcanal, New Guinea and Burma. This book explores the many facets of this complicated conflict, which reshaped the face of Asia and splintered forever European invincibility as a colonial power.
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From the Publisher
This unique series studies every major war in history looking at all the aspects of war, from how it felt to be a soldier to the lasting impact of the conflict on the world around it.
About the Author
David Horner is an emeritus professor at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian University, Canberra, where he was previously professor of Australian defence history. A graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, who served as an infantry platoon commander in South Vietnam, Colonel Horner is the author of over thirty books on military history and defence, including High Command (1982) and Blamey: The Commander-in-Chief (1998).
Professor Robert O’Neill is the consultant editor of The Road to Victory and the editor of I am Soldier, both from Osprey.