D-Days in the Pacific

D-Days in the Pacific - Paperback

$26.99
$26.99
Skip to product information
D-Days in the Pacific
  • D-Days in the Pacific
D-Days in the Pacific - Paperback

D-Days in the Pacific - Paperback

by Donald L. Miller
$26.99
$26.99

Book Overview

by Donald L. Miller (Author)

Although most people associate the term D-Day with the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944, it is military code for the beginning of any offensive operation. In the Pacific theater during World War II there were more than one hundred D-Days. The largest--and last--was the invasion of Okinawa on April 1, 1945, which brought together the biggest invasion fleet ever assembled, far larger than that engaged in the Normandy invasion.

D-Days in the Pacific tells the epic story of the campaign waged by American forces to win back the Pacific islands from Japan. Based on eyewitness accounts by the combatants, it covers the entire Pacific struggle from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Pacific war was largely a seaborne offensive fought over immense distances. Many of the amphibious assaults on Japanese-held islands were among the most savagely fought battles in American history: Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, New Guinea, Peleliu, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, Okinawa.

Generously illustrated with photographs and maps, D-Days in the Pacific is the finest one-volume account of this titanic struggle.
Number of Pages: 448
Dimensions: 1.09 x 9.2 x 7.4 IN
Publication Date: April 04, 2005
ISBN9780743269292
Author Donald L. Miller
PublisherSimon & Schuster
GenreHistory
FormatPaperback
PublishedApril 2005
LanguageENG- English
Pages448
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

Related Subjects

History Nonfiction Wars & Conflicts

1% fer Each of the Seven Seas

Every purchase sends 7% of our profits to The Ocean Cleanup. No fine print, no opt-in — just how we sail.

Whoever Ye Be, Welcome Aboard

Queer lit, music, art, philosophy, fiction — stories for every kind of soul. Come as ye are, matey.

More by Donald L. Miller

Product title

Product title

By

You may also like