Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
Description |
xxv, 615 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
Note |
"Originally published in Great Britain as Nemesis: the battle for Japan, 1944-45 by HarperPress, ... London in 2007" -- T.p. verso. |
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"This is a Borzoi book" -- T.p. verso. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 559-586) and index. |
Contents |
Dilemmas and decisions -- Japan : defying gravity -- The British in Burma -- Titans at sea -- America's return to the Philippines -- "Flowers of death" : Leyte Gulf -- Ashore : battle for the mountains -- China : dragon by the tail -- MacArthur on Luzon -- Bloody miniature : Iwo Jima -- Blockade : war underwater -- Burning a nation : Lemay -- The road past Mandalay -- Australians : "Bludging" and "Mopping up" -- Captivity and slavery -- Okinawa -- Mao's war -- Eclipse of empires -- The bombs -- Manchuria : the Bear's claws -- The last act -- Legacies. |
Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan.
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Added Author |
Hastings, Max.
Nemesis.
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ISBN |
9780307263513 |
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0307263517 |
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