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The Pacific War : clash of empires in World War II / Douglas Ford.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ford, Douglas, 1956-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Physical Description:
- 280 pages : maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Continuum International Publishing Group, [2012]
- Contents:
- Japan emerges as a great power, c.1860-1930
- Prelude to the Pacific War: the China question, 1931-40
- The road to Pearl Harbor, 1940-41
- Japan triumphant, December 1941 to Spring 1942
- The Allies turn the tide, June 1942 to January 1943
- The dynamics of war: strategy and operations
- Tactics and technology
- Morale and combat motivation
- The intelligence war
- Economies at war
- A war of coalitions
- War and the home fronts
- The endgame, Autumn 1944 to Summer 1945
- The atomic bomb and the end of the Pacific War.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781847252371
- 1847252370
- OCLC:
- 657604882
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