V-J Day
Subtitle: America's World War II triumph in the Pacific
By: by the editors of Time
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 122
Subjects: V-J Day, 1945; World War, 1939-1945; Campaigns; Military campaigns; V-J Day (1945) fast; World War (1939-1945) fast
Other titles: Time; VJ DAY; America's World War II triumph in the Pacific; Time.
Description: This book covers the historic events of the last year of World War II in the Pacific, months that saw some of the most momentous battles of the war. It features new interviews with veterans of Pacific battles, vintage reporting by TIME correspondents, brilliant photojournalism by TIME-LIFE photographers and informative new maps and graphics that bring these remarkable days to life for modern readers.
Notes: 60th anniversary tribute. -- Cover
Table of contents: title: The war in review: Pacific theater; title: Situation report: July 1944; title: "I have returned"; title: Profile: promise fulfilled; title: A soldier's life: the perils of paradise; title: Wings across the water; title: A sailor's life: flyboys and flattops; title: Death's divine wind; title: A sailor's life: shipmates; title: Beneath the waves, a silent service; title: Profile: a question of balance; title: Off the beaten path; title: Profile: a crisis in China; title: A soldier's life: Off duty; title: Mission to Manila; title: A photographer's eye: Carl Mydans; title: A soldier's life: prisoners of Japan; title: The ghosts of Bataan; title: A soldier's life: a higher power; title: Duel on Sulphur Island; title: A photographer's eye: Joe Rosenthal; title: America at war: facing the rising sun; title: Embracing death; title: Uncommon soldier; title: A soldier's life: the healing touch; title: Secrets in the desert; title: "Expect a rain of ruin"; title: Reluctant surrender; title: Victory's sweet song.