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The War with Japan - The Period of Balance, May 1942-October 1943 (Hardcover)
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The War with Japan - The Period of Balance, May 1942-October 1943 (Hardcover)
Series: War and Society
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Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 was the beginning
of the United States' battle with Japan during World War II. In the
months following the attack, Japan was successful in a series of
victories throughout Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific. Then,
from May 1942 to October 1943, the Japanese and the United States
engaged in a series of fierce clashes in the Southwest Pacific.
Both the U.S. and Japanese forces were evenly matched, and their
troops fought one another to exhaustion. This engrossing book looks
at the war with Japan, focusing on this 'period of balance' between
American and Japanese forces. The War with Japan explains how the
battles fought in the Coral Sea in May and off Midway Islands in
June 1942 represented the first engagements that were not the
result of decisions made by the Japanese before the outbreak of
war. Both the U.S. and Japanese had to consider their next moves in
a strategic situation that was much like a gun lying in the street:
it was there for either side to pick up and use. H. P. Willmott
examines the conflict in this context. The campaigns that raged in
the lower Solomons and along the Kakoda Trail for control of
eastern New Guinea, along with the ferocious battles in the Coral
Sea and off Midway Islands, were the turning point of the war in
the Pacific. The fight for control of Guadalcanal saw the Imperial
Navy and U.S. Navy fight one another, and themselves, until they
were completely spent. But between February and October 1943, the
Americans gained a critical edge when the U.S. Navy took delivery
of the first of the massive warships that were to carry the
fighting to the Japanese home islands. After November 1943, this
strong U.S. fleet-built during the period of hostilities-outfought
the Japanese navy. The War with Japan explores all these aspects of
Japanese defeat. This fascinating probe into the war with Japan is
ideal for all readers who are interested in military history and
World War II.
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