The conquering tide : war in the Pacific Islands, 1942-1944 / Ian W. Toll.

"This ... history encompasses the heart of the Pacific War--the period between mid-1942 and mid-1944--when parallel Allied counteroffensives north and south of the equator washed over Japan's far-flung island empire like a 'conquering tide,' concluding with Japan's irreversible strategic defeat in t...

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Main Author: Toll, Ian W. (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Physical Description:xxxi, 622 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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