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 103
... took the marines to get beyond their beachheads . When the Americans had clearly triumphed , Saito and Nagumo committed seppuku , ritual sui- cide , with the usual wartime twist of having an officer stand behind the suicide to put a ...
... took the marines to get beyond their beachheads . When the Americans had clearly triumphed , Saito and Nagumo committed seppuku , ritual sui- cide , with the usual wartime twist of having an officer stand behind the suicide to put a ...
Page 154
... took a dim view of his attitude . American leadership also never accepted Chennault's contention that air power alone could defeat the Japanese . But every morning that Madame Chiang was in China , she sent a lengthy epistle to General ...
... took a dim view of his attitude . American leadership also never accepted Chennault's contention that air power alone could defeat the Japanese . But every morning that Madame Chiang was in China , she sent a lengthy epistle to General ...
Page 174
... took his own life as enemy troops approached the cave in which he had his headquarters . A few days later the island was essentially secure , except that many Japanese sur- vived in caves . Some emerged days , weeks , and even months ...
... took his own life as enemy troops approached the cave in which he had his headquarters . A few days later the island was essentially secure , except that many Japanese sur- vived in caves . Some emerged days , weeks , and even months ...
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 |