{"product_id":"9780688016203","title":"The Pacific War : 1941-1945","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Pacific War\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): John Costello\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"John Costello's \u003cem\u003eThe Pacific War\u003c\/em\u003e is regarded as a classic. ... Unearths new and fascinating material.\" —\u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e (London)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Pacific War\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaptured 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. \u003cem\u003eThe Pacific War\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Clearly the best one-volume treatment of the subject now in print.”\u003cbr\u003e“There is no other general history that’s a thorough.”\u003cbr\u003e“Vivid . . . well done”\u003cbr\u003e“John Costello’s \u003cem\u003eThe Pacific War\u003c\/em\u003e is regarded as a classic. . . . unearths new and fascinating material”\u003cbr\u003e“Panoramic . . . a detailed account of the strategies, battles, and negotiations between the U.S. and Japan.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780688016203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41056980140238,"sku":"9780688016203","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780688016203.jpg?v=1652156487","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780688016203","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}