Hirohito's war : the Pacific war, 1941-1945 / Francis Pike.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pike, Francis, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.

World War, 1939-1945.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1,208 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.

Summary:

Named one of Foreign Affairs' Best Books of 2016 In his magisterial 1,208 page narrative of the Pacific War, Francis Pike's Hirohito's War offers an original interpretation, balancing the existing Western-centric view with attention to the Japanese perspective on the conflict.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title

Dedication

Title Page

Contents

Appendices

Map, Diagram, Drawing and Chart List

Online Resources for Hirohito's War

Notes on Language and Text

Acknowledgments

Introduction and Background

Part I: Meiji Restoration: 1868

1 Empires in Conflict

Part II: Japan versus America and the World: 1931-1941

2 Ultra-nationalism and the Death of Democracy

3 Japan versus China: From Phoney War to Total War

4 Mobilization for War in Asia: America and Japan

Part III: Hirohito's Whirlwind Conquests: December 1941-June 1942

5 Pearl Harbor: Yamamoto's Great Mistake

6 Plan ORANGE and MacArthur's Philippines Debacle

7 Invasion of Malaya: Yamashita's 'Bicycle Blitzkrieg'

8 Battle of Hong Kong: A Murderous Siege

9 Fall of Singapore: Churchill's Sacrificial Pawn

10 Burma Corps: Humiliation Then a Fighting Retreat

11 Dutch East Indies and Japan's Quest for Oil

Part IV: 'Victory Disease': Japan's Reversal of Fortune: June 1942-December 1942

12 Limits of Empire: Doolittle and New Military Strategies

13 Battle of the Coral Sea: The First Carrier 'Shoot-Out'

14 Battle of Midway: Nimitz's Lucky Day

15 Battles of the Kokoda Trail: Aussies Triumphant

16 Guadalcanal I: Battles of Tulagi, Savo Island, Tenaru and East Solomons

17 Guadalcanal II: Battle of Edson's (Bloody) Ridge

18 Guadalcanal III: Battles of Henderson Field and the Santa Cruz Islands

19 Battles of Buna-Gona-Sanananda: MacArthur's Lies and Neglect

20 Guadalcanal IV: Battle of Tassafaronga and Final Reckonings

Part V: Toil and Sweat: The Pacific, India, Burma, and China: January 1943-June 1944

21 Battle of the Bismarck Sea: Tipping Point of US Air Supremacy

22 Yamamoto Assassinated and the Battle of New Georgia

23 Battle of Attu and the Battle of the Komandorski Islands.

24 The Huon Peninsula: Operation CARTWHEEL Completed

25 The Isolation of Rabaul and the Starvation of Bougainville

26 Battles of Arakan, Imphal, and Kohima: Slim Boxes Clever

27 The ICHI-GO Campaign and the Battle of Myitkyina

28 Battle for China: FDR, Chiang, Mao, and 'Vinegar Joe'

29 Jump to Hollandia: MacArthur's Greatest Victory

30 Pacific Island Hop: The Gilberts, Marshalls, and Carolines

Part VI: Japan's Forces of Empire Annihilated: June 1944-February 1945

31 The Great Marianas 'Turkey Shoot' (Battle of the Philippine Sea)

32 The Invasions of Saipan, Tinian, and Guam: General Tojo Upended

33 Battle of Leyte Gulf: 'Bull' Halsey's Mad Dash for Glory

34 "I Have Returned": MacArthur Regains the Philippines

35 Battle of the Irrawaddy River: Slim's 'Mandalay Feint'

Part VII: Destruction of Japan's Homeland: February 1945-August 1945

36 Iwo Jima: The Iconic Battle of the Pacific War

37 Battle of Okinawa: Slaughter of the Innocents

38 LeMay's B-29 Superfortresses over Japan: Cities in Ashes

39 Japanese-Soviet Conflict in Siberia, Mongolia and Manchuria

40 Potsdam, Hirohito, and the Atom Bomb

Index

Copyright.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-350-02122-9

OCLC:

1062317580