Island infernos : the US Army's Pacific War odyssey, 1944 / John C. McManus.

"From the author of Fire and Fortitude, the continuation of the US Army's epic crusade in the Pacific War, from the battle of Saipan to the occupation of Japan"-- After some two years at war, the Army in the Pacific held ground across nearly a third of the globe. The challenges ahead were enormous:...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McManus, John C., 1965- (Author)
Language:English
Published: [New York] : Dutton Caliber, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2021]
Subjects:
United States. > Army > History > World War, 1939-1945.
United States. > Army.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area.
Military campaigns.
Pacific Area.
1939-1945
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xiv, 637 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Prologue
  • Flintlock
  • Acceleration
  • Consolidation
  • Informed business
  • "From New Guinea no one returns alive"
  • Galahad and Machiavelli
  • Hell on land and at sea
  • Triumph and travesty
  • Right way and wrong way
  • The ugly midsection
  • Epilogue.