War in the Pacific

War in the Pacific

Published to coincide with the television miniseries The Pacific, Richard Overy’s War in the Pacific 1941-1945 offers an unforgettable look at one of the most brutal and hard-won campaigns in military history.

Setting the scene with the unprovoked Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the almost simultaneous attack on U.S. bases on Guam and Wake Island, Overy then goes on to document the bloody battles fought in the jungle islands of Guadalcanal and the Philippines and the seas of the Pacific, leading up to the final, bloody clash on Okinawa.

This fascinating and heart-wrenching story is brought to life by the addition of 16 carefully selected, removable facsimile pieces of memorabilia, including Franklin D. Roosevelt's draft, with hand-written amendments, for his “Day of Infamy” speech; the order to MacArthur to abandon the Philippines in 1941; urgent messages sent by Marines on the beaches of Tarawa; and letters written by MacArthur to his wife during his campaign to reconquer the Philippines in 1944-45.

Complemented by six vivid situation maps and a foreword by Captain Dale Dye—Senior Military Adviser on the television series—here is a look at the Pacific campaign like no other.

Hardcover: 64 pages

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, Ltd. ( March 04, 2010 )

Item #: 93-3029

ISBN: 9781849083942

Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 11.0 x 0.2 inches

Product Weight: 48.0 ounces