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 58
... close support tactics had given them a decided advantage over their industrially backward foe . At sea as well , the Japanese had advanced . By 1941 they boasted one of the most modern and capable striking forces in existence ...
... close support tactics had given them a decided advantage over their industrially backward foe . At sea as well , the Japanese had advanced . By 1941 they boasted one of the most modern and capable striking forces in existence ...
Page 75
... close distance with the sighted American carrier . He first came under attack from carrier planes , flying from Hornet , a moment or two after his course change , about 9:18 AM . American steam - driven torpedoes were antiquated models ...
... close distance with the sighted American carrier . He first came under attack from carrier planes , flying from Hornet , a moment or two after his course change , about 9:18 AM . American steam - driven torpedoes were antiquated models ...
Page 131
... close relative who owned a farm suddenly became the most popular person on the block - he or she was , in effect , a potential source of food . Even the silk industry was curtailed . Kimonos became scarce , and a national standard dress ...
... close relative who owned a farm suddenly became the most popular person on the block - he or she was , in effect , a potential source of food . Even the silk industry was curtailed . Kimonos became scarce , and a national standard dress ...
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 |