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
... perhaps Formosa as well , as many in the navy , particularly Admiral King , desired ? Never had inter- service rivalry been more evident , or the Europe - first decision brought into more question - particularly by Admiral King . And it ...
... perhaps Formosa as well , as many in the navy , particularly Admiral King , desired ? Never had inter- service rivalry been more evident , or the Europe - first decision brought into more question - particularly by Admiral King . And it ...
Page 119
... perhaps understandable . The island held POW camps , and two full Japanese divisions . The American Eighth Army made over fifty landings before even reaching Mindanao . Here , landing on April 17 , 1945 , they were greatly aided by the ...
... perhaps understandable . The island held POW camps , and two full Japanese divisions . The American Eighth Army made over fifty landings before even reaching Mindanao . Here , landing on April 17 , 1945 , they were greatly aided by the ...
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... perhaps victims of wartime propaganda , nonetheless husbanded poison capsules especially issued by the government . Or perhaps they antici- pated the sort of treatment Japan would have given a conquered nation under the Samurai code ...
... perhaps victims of wartime propaganda , nonetheless husbanded poison capsules especially issued by the government . Or perhaps they antici- pated the sort of treatment Japan would have given a conquered nation under the Samurai code ...
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 |