Never Look Back: A History of World War II in the Pacific50 years ago, Japan attacked Pearl Harbour and brought a reluctant America into World War II. Armed with fresh materials, which have become available only in the last decade, Renzi and Roehrs take a critical look at the decisive Japanese-American episodes in "The Great Pacific War". Unlike standard histories of World War II, "Never Look Back" includes the Japanese perspective, bringing to light challenging facts: in "Operation Flying Elephant" the Japanese attempted to cause forest fires in the American West by releasing hydrogen-filled balloons. When Americans of Japanese ancestry were interned during the conflict, word reached Japan of their plight and resulted in even greater mistreatment of American POWs in Japan. It is argued that Japan did not surrender because of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki or because of the conventional firebombing or because of the US submarine campaign, but because the USSR entered the war. |
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Page 12
... president's request , although at first the Japanese did not know of the president's role in the matter . When his role was appreciated , the Japanese grew fearful lest a complete trade embargo leave them stranded in their home islands ...
... president's request , although at first the Japanese did not know of the president's role in the matter . When his role was appreciated , the Japanese grew fearful lest a complete trade embargo leave them stranded in their home islands ...
Page 105
... president had more pressing matters at hand . Should the next target be the Philippines , which MacArthur was now ready to approach , or should the islands be bypassed in favor of seizing Okinawa , and perhaps Formosa as well , as many ...
... president had more pressing matters at hand . Should the next target be the Philippines , which MacArthur was now ready to approach , or should the islands be bypassed in favor of seizing Okinawa , and perhaps Formosa as well , as many ...
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... President Roosevelt had already promised Stalin several Japanese possessions if he participated in the war against Japan . Thus , Stalin's reaffirmation of a definite date for Soviet entry into the Pacific conflict was normal , natural ...
... President Roosevelt had already promised Stalin several Japanese possessions if he participated in the war against Japan . Thus , Stalin's reaffirmation of a definite date for Soviet entry into the Pacific conflict was normal , natural ...
Contents
Prelude to Conflict | 3 |
Planning Operation Hawaii | 27 |
From Pearl Harbor to Java Sea | 47 |
Copyright | |
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Never Look Back: History of World War II in the Pacific William A. Renzi,Mark D. Roehrs Limited preview - 2019 |
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References to this book
The China-Burma-India Campaign, 1931-1945: Historiography and Annotated ... Eugene L. Rasor No preview available - 1998 |