History of Warfare: The Second World War in the Far East

by Willmott, H.P.; Keegan, John

• ISBN13: 9780304361274
• ISBN10: 0304361275
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Cassell

Summary

The complete history of Japan's attempt to carve out a vast empire from India to the south Pacific. Starting in 1931 with the Japanese invasion of Manchuria, HP Willmott reveals how Japan planned to challenge the established colonial powers and why her forces were able to inflict such shattering defeats on the British and Americans in 1941-2. Vivid accounts of the world's greatest sea battles follow, as the US Navy avenged Pearl Harbor at the battle of Midway and drove across the Pacific to liberate the Philippines and destroy the Imperial Fleet.All are brilliantly illustrated with state-of-the-art graphics.

Author Biography

Author of the bestseller Pearl Harbor, H. P. Wilmott teaches war studies at the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst, England, and is a prolific and much admired author.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. 5
Map list	p. 9
Chronology	p. 10
Introduction: Perspectives	p. 26
The Road to War	p. 32
The First Milestone: Success and Victory, December 1941 - April 1942	p. 64
The Second Milestone: Problems, May 1942 - November 1943	p. 94
The Third Milestone: The Road to Defeat, Failure and Collapse, November 1943 - October 1944	p. 132
The Last Milestone: Supremacy and Victory, November 1944 - August 1945	p. 174
Appendices	p. 212
Biographical details	p. 218
Further reading	p. 226
Index	p. 230
Picture credits	p. 240
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