About the Author

H. P. Willmott, a member of the Royal Historical Society, has written more than a dozen books on modern naval and military subjects, including the final work in his trilogy, Grave of a Dozen Schemes, and the critically acclaimed history of the Second World War, The Great Crusade. He holds a doctorate from London University and has taught military history at institutions in both Great Britain and the United States.

Reviews

"One of the most thorough overviews yet of the Pacific War up to the Spring of 1942." -- Foreign Affairs