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OverviewThe second part of H. P. Willmott’s classic three-volume history of the war in the Pacific, this work tells how Japan arrived at a situation in which war with the United States was the only means of ensuring long-term security and resolving her immediate problems of access to raw materials and of an unwinnable war in China. Totally balanced in presentation, the book also explains the basis of Allied miscalculations and provides explanations of the defeats that overwhelmed American, British, and Dutch forces throughout Southeast Asia in a little more than three months. Willmott argues that it was Japan’s concentration and economy of force that contributed to its success in that early campaign. It was a later decision to disperse forces over a large area, he says, that resulted in Japan’s loss of the Coral Sea and Midway battles and ultimately the entire war. The book’s stunning assessment of those battles offers insights and interpretations that continue to be discussed, twenty-five years after it was first published. Full Product DetailsAuthor: H. P. WillmottPublisher: Naval Institute Press Imprint: Naval Institute Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.839kg ISBN: 9781591149491ISBN 10: 1591149495 Pages: 616 Publication Date: 01 October 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Awaiting stock The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviews"""One of the most thorough overviews yet of the Pacific War up to the Spring of 1942.""--Foreign Affairs" One of the most thorough overviews yet of the Pacific War up to the Spring of 1942. --Foreign Affairs """One of the most thorough overviews yet of the Pacific War up to the Spring of 1942."" -- Foreign Affairs" Author InformationH. P. Willmott, a member of the Royal Historical Society, has written more than a dozen books on modern naval and military subjects, including the final work in his trilogy, Grave of a Dozen Schemes, and the critically acclaimed history of the Second World War, The Great Crusade. He holds a doctorate from London University and has taught military history at institutions in both Great Britain and the United States. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |