Kenneth Estes
The ferocity of the Pacific war almost defied the available military technology. In this environment the evolving use of tanks by the US Marine Corps played a significant role; at the end of the Battle of Okinawa, Major General Lemuel Shepherd ... [... more]
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Death of the Hellships: Prisoners at Sea in the Pacific War
 a bit harsh on the submariners: The hellships of the title were the Japanese transports that carried western prisoners around the Pacific. But a casual reader might be excused for thinking they were American submarines, especially since it's a sub on the [... more]
CDN$37.07
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Saburo Ienaga
A portrayal of how and why Japan waged war from 1931-1945 and what life was like for the Japanese people in a society engaged in total war. Pacific War, 1931-1945 Saburo Ienaga [... more]
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Henry Sakaida
The outcome of the Pacific War was heavily influenced by the results of naval battles between the Imperial Japanese fleet and the US Navy. One of the key elements was Japan's large fighter component, which had gained experience over Manchuria, ... [... more]
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Barrett Tillman
Grumman's successor to the pugnacious Wildcat, the Hellcat embodied many of the lessons learnt by F4F pilots in the opening months of the Pacific war. Introduced to the fleet in January 1943, and blooded in combat against the Japanese by VF-5 ... [... more]
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The Pacific War Companion: From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima
Author: Daniel Marston Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 940.5426 EAN: 9781846032127 ISBN: 1846032121 Number Of Pages: 264 Publication Date: 2007-03-27 Release Date: 2007-03-27 [... more]
CDN$14.95
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Saipan: Oral Histories of the Pacific War
War, up close and personal: Bruce Petty does a wonderful job of drawing people out and letting them tell their own stories about the battle of Saipan, which was one of the fiercest in World War II's Pacific Theatre. The narrators include both residents [... more]
CDN$55.18
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The Pacific War Encyclopedia
let the buyer beware: It's hard to know what to say about this book, other than that it is jam-packed with thousands of fascinating bits of data that are hard to find anywhere else ... and many of them are factual. I have encountered numerous errors in [... more]
CDN$36.95
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War without Mercy: PACIFIC WAR
From Amazon.com: Dower's premise in War without Mercy is a startling one: Though Western allies were clearly headed for victory, pure racism fueled the continuation and intensification of hostilities in the Pacific theater during the final year of World [... more]
CDN$21.95
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Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War
An outstanding investment.: Your first impression upon recieving this will be just how huge it is. At just over 6cm (2.5 inchs) in thickness you had better strengthen your shelves and coffee tables. The huge impression does not stop there for inside the [... more]
CDN$104.13
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Pacific War, 1931-1945
every American should read this book: Americans may be startled to pick up a 256-page book about the Pacific War and discover that Pearl Harbor isn't mentioned until page 135. That's a consequence of Ienaga's belief that the war actually began with the [... more]
CDN$21.00
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Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War: When I bought this book, in March 1981, it still had a stylish black-and-white cover with red text and a Hinomaru on the spine, but apart from that the book above is the same standard reference I still use for [... more]
CDN$70.17
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