| Description |
xvii, 402 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 371-381. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
1. The attack on Pearl harbor -- 2. Further attacks against the United States -- 3. Attacks against Great Britain and the Netherlands -- 4. Isolation of Java -- 5. From the fall of Java to the invasion of Burma -- 6. From the Gilbert Islands to New Guinea -- 7. Raids in the Indian Ocean -- 8. Battle of the Coral Sea -- 9. Midway and the Aleutions : prelude -- 10. Yamamoto's decisive battle -- 11. Defeat at Midway ; Aleutians misadventure -- 12. Papuan Peninsula and Guadalcanal -- 13. First battle of the Solomon Sea -- (USN title : Battle of Savo Island) -- 14. Second battle of the Solomon Sea (USN title : battle of the Eastern Solomons) -- 15. Guadalcanal : the misery grows -- 16. Guadalcanal : the battle expands -- 17. Third battle of the Solomon Sea (USN title : Battle of Guadalcanal) -- 18. Defeat at Guadalcanal and the Aleutians -- 19. Retreat in New Guinea and the Solomons -- 20. Collapse of the outer defense perimeter -- 21. Ebbing of the Japanese tide -- 22. The bitter end -- 23. In retrospect. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, Japanese.
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Japan. Kaigun -- History.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Ocean.
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| ISBN |
0870210971 |
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