Pacific Campaign
Subtitle: The U.S.-Japanese Naval War 1941-1945
Edition: Touchstone Ed edition
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: December 1, 1992
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780671792176
Subjects: American history: Second World War; Asian / Middle Eastern history: Second World War; Australasian & Pacific history: Second World War; Naval forces & warfare; Second World War, 1939-1945; Pacific Area; Military - World War II; History - Military / War; History: World; Japan; Pacific Ocean; USA; World War, 1939-1945; History / General; Campaigns; Naval operations, American; Naval operations, Japanese
First sentence: JAPAN'S SOUTHWARD ADVANCE, even though it was in the opposite direction from all its previous expansion, derived directly from its military adventures, political scheming and economic ambitions on the Asian mainland.