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"John Costello's The Pacific War is regarded as a classic. ... Unearths new and fascinating material." —The Times (London)
The definitive one-volume account of World War II in the Pacific theater—the first book to weave together the separate stories of the fighting in China, Malaya, Burma, the East Indies, the Philippines, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and the Aleutians.
The Pacific War provides a brilliantly clear account of one of the most massive movements of men and arms in history—and meticulously analyzes the complex social, political, and economic causes that underlay the war, enabling the reader to better understand the conflict as the inevitable result of a series of historical events.
Captured in breathtaking detail are the bloody battles—Midway, Guadalcanal, Okinawa, Iwo Jima—that ultimately shaped the modern world. These fiery clashes of great navies and armies still resonate loudly to this day. The Pacific War is the complete story of possibly the most cataclysmic chapter in the annals of human conflict—from its explosive opening salvo at Pearl Harbor to its ominous conclusion in the mushroom clouds of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
John Costello’s The Pacific War has established itself as the definitive one-volume history of World War II in the Pacific theater. It provides a brilliantly clear account of one of the most massive movements of people and arms in history — and meticulously analyzes the complex social, political, and economic causes behind the war, enabling students to better understand it as the result of a series of historical events.
From Iwo Jima to Midway, this is the first book to weave together separate accounts of the fighting in Japan, China, Burma, the East Indies, the Philippines, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and the Aleutians. The Pacific War is the complete story of one of history’s most devastating conflicts, through to its ominous conclusion in the mushroom clouds of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. John Costello (1943-1995) was born in England and attended Cambridge University. Among his many histories are D-Day, Jutland, The Battle of the Atlantic, and The Pacific War. He also worked for many years as a writer and director for the BBC. “There is no other general history that’s as thorough.” - Kirkus ReviewsYou may also like
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