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 105
... MacArthur was now ready to approach , or should the islands be bypassed in favor of seizing Okinawa , and perhaps Formosa as well , as many in the navy , particularly Admiral King , desired ? Never had inter- service rivalry been more ...
... MacArthur was now ready to approach , or should the islands be bypassed in favor of seizing Okinawa , and perhaps Formosa as well , as many in the navy , particularly Admiral King , desired ? Never had inter- service rivalry been more ...
Page 107
... MacArthur's promise to return to the Philippines . MacArthur was on the verge of committing a considerable military faux pas ; he had been publicizing his return to the islands for quite some time . The Japanese would surely be prepared ...
... MacArthur's promise to return to the Philippines . MacArthur was on the verge of committing a considerable military faux pas ; he had been publicizing his return to the islands for quite some time . The Japanese would surely be prepared ...
Page 119
... MacArthur had been through a nightmare , which he could not even begin to recount unless he had somehow managed to keep a diary . MacArthur could only apologize to the survivors . Many perished even after repatriation . Captivity ...
... MacArthur had been through a nightmare , which he could not even begin to recount unless he had somehow managed to keep a diary . MacArthur could only apologize to the survivors . Many perished even after repatriation . Captivity ...
Contents
Prelude to Conflict | 3 |
Planning Operation Hawaii | 27 |
From Pearl Harbor to Java Sea | 47 |
Copyright | |
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The China-Burma-India Campaign, 1931-1945: Historiography and Annotated ... Eugene L. Rasor No preview available - 1998 |