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Eagle against the sun : the American war with Japan / Ronald H. Spector.
- Title
- Eagle against the sun : the American war with Japan / Ronald H. Spector.
- Author
- Spector, Ronald H., 1943-
- Publication
- New York : Vintage Books, c1985.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | D767 .S69 1985b | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xvi, 589 p., [16] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- Traces the war in the Pacific from Pearl Harbor to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and examines the major battles and campaigns.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History
- Note
- Map on lining papers.
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 567-572.
- Contents
- States of mind : American -- States of mind : Japanese -- Orange -- Some last minute changes -- The issue is in doubt -- The short, unhappy life of ABDACOM -- "The vital flank" -- From Midway to Massacre Valley -- Routes to Rabaul -- Jungle victories -- CARTWHEEL -- The dodging tide -- "They are waiting for me there" -- To the Marianas -- "A hell of a beating" -- The road to Myitkyina -- Ichigo -- Strangers in strange lands -- Where is Task Force 34? -- Behind the lines -- War of attrition -- From Leyte to Luzon -- "I am become death, shetterer of worlds."
- ISBN
- 0394741013 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^^85040140^
- OCLC
- 466397242
- SCSB-13899473
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library