From Pearl Harbor to V-J Day : the American Armed Forces in World War II / D. Clayton James, Anne Sharp Wells.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

James, D. Clayton, author.

Wells, Anne Sharp, author.

Series:

American ways series.

American Ways Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--United States.

World War, 1939-1945.

United States--Armed Forces--History--World War, 1939-1945.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : Ivan R. Dee, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A compact but comprehensive history of the American armed forces in World War II, examining the strategy, logistics, high command, operations, and home-front aspects of the military campaign. "Consistently absorbing....As inclusive and compact a rundown as general readers are likely to get anytime soon." -Kirkus Reviews. American Ways Series.

Contents:

Contents; Maps; Foreword; PART ONE: Mobilizing and Planning; 1: Ready or Not?; 2: The Military and the Home Front; 3: The Top Levels; PART TWO: The War Against Germany and Italy; 4: At Sea and in the Skies; 5: Leaming from Torch and Husky; 6: The Hard Underbelly: Italy; 7: The Liberation of France and Belgium; 8: The West Wall and the Bulge; 9: From the Rhine to the Elbe; PART THREE: The War Against Japan; 10: Early Pacific Defeats and Turning Points; 11: Accelerating Offensive Operations; 12: From Saipan to Burma; 13: MacArthur's Final Campaigns; 14: Climax in the Central Pacific

15: Avenues to SurrenderPART FOUR: Overview; 16: Tribulations of the GI; 17: The War in Retrospect; A Note on Sources; Index; A Note on the Authors

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-36306-4

1-4617-2094-X