Pacific Blitzkrieg closely examines the planning, preparation, and execution of ground operations for five major invasions in the Central Pacific (Guadalcanal,

A guide to the literature surrounding American amphibious operations during WWII. Brief annotations. Subject arrangement. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, I

The Pacific War changed abruptly in November 1943 when Admiral Chester Nimitz unleashed a relentless 18-month, 4,000-mile offensive across the Central Pacific,

Recounts U.S. amphibious operations in the central Pacific, on islands like Eniwetok, Kwajalein, and Saipan, and the friction between leaders of the Pacific fle