| Edition |
First Simon and Schuster paperback edition. |
| Description |
xi, 426 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"Comprised of selected, greatly revised and expanded chapters from The story of World War II, as well as additional new material"--Verso t.p. |
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"A Lou Reda book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-409) and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- A note for the reader -- A note on Japanese names -- Photo credits -- 1. The rising sun -- 2. The hard way back -- 3. Amphibious advance -- 4. Saipan -- A Marine at Peleliu -- 6. The return -- 7.The B-29s -- 8. Uncommon valor -- 9. Okinawa -- 10. The setting sun -- 11. Victory -- Epilogue : remembering -- Pacific D-Day invasions : 1942-1945 -- Organization of the United States ground forces, World War II -- Notes -- Index. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.
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| Added Author |
Miller, Donald L., 1944-
Story of World War II.
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| ISBN |
0743269292 |
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9780743269292 |
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