Bibliograph

The conquering tide, war in the Pacific Islands, 1942-1944, Ian W. Toll

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The conquering tide, war in the Pacific Islands, 1942-1944, Ian W. Toll

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 543-594) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The conquering tide

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

902661305

Responsibility statement

Ian W. Toll

Sub title

war in the Pacific Islands, 1942-1944

Summary

"This ... history encompasses the heart of the Pacific War--the period between mid-1942 and mid-1944--when parallel Allied counteroffensives north and south of the equator washed over Japan's far-flung island empire like a 'conquering tide, ' concluding with Japan's irreversible strategic defeat in the Marianas. It was the largest, bloodiest, most costly, most technically innovative and logistically complicated amphibious war in history, and it fostered bitter interservice rivalries, leaving wounds that even victory could not heal"--Dust jacket flap

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