Competing Voices from the Pacific War

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Competing Voices from the Pacific War Fighting Words

Chris Dixon, Sean Brawley, Beatrice Trefalt

Book Code: GWP010

ISBN: 1-84645-010-1

ISBN-13: 978-1-84645-010-5

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Greenwood World Publishing

Publication: 2/28/2009

UK Publication: 30/10/2008

List Price: $49.95 (UK Sterling Price: £30.00)

Availability: Not yet published. (Estimated publication date, 2/28/2009)

Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: Fighting Words

Description: The Pacific War was an example of 'total war,' and a proper understanding of it (including its profound and lasting political, strategic and social consequences) requires an examination of Japanese, as well as Allied perspectives. By including a range of primary sources representing the experiences and views of participants and commentators of all sides, and setting them in their historical contexts, this unique anthology promotes such an understanding. Alongside sources that reflect 'traditional' military history, material that considers the war from the perspective of the 'new military history' is also included. By making use of media (and other) reports, as well as the letters, diaries and speeches of the protagonists, both 'public' and 'private' accounts of the war are represented. The editors' expertise in Japanese history, and their ability to identify and translate appropriate documents, ensures a well-rounded account of Japanese perspectives on the conflict. The book covers the period from July 1937 to September 1945, touching briefly on the post-war Allied occupation of Japan. Although it emphasises American and Japanese accounts, it also includes material from around the world. Materials covering political and strategic issues, the experiences of combatants (and prisoners of war), the experiences of civilians caught up in the various war zones and the impact of the war on the various home fronts, are also included.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Growing Tensions: Japan, China, and the United States
Chapter 3: Pearl Harbor
Chapter 4: Japanese Conquests, Allied Defeats, 1941-1942
Chapter 5: Turning Points at Sea, 1942: Coral Sea and Midway
Chapter 6: Turning the Tide on Land, 1942: Guadalcanal and New Guinea
Chapter 7: Wartime Life in Occupied Asia and the Pacific
Chapter 8: Home Fronts: Japan, the United States, and Australia
Chapter 9: The Prisoner-of-War Experience
Chapter 10: Allied Offensive, 1943-45
Chapter 11: Hiroshima and the Defeat of Japan
Chapter 12: Surrender
Chapter 13: Legacies: The Significance of the Pacific War

LC Card Number: 2008039320

LCC Class: D767

Dewey Class: 940

PDF Catalogs:
Academic Library Fall 2008.pdf	Greenwood Spring Reference 2008.pdf
Greenwood History Spring 2008.pdf	Greenwood School and Public Library Reference Spring 2008.pdf


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