Table of Contents

Foreword; Chronology; Introduction & political background; Japanese planning and command structure; Pearl Harbor and the early invasions; Command structure and early planning of the US and her allies; Fate of early war casualties; Midway & Coral Sea - turning points of the war; War in Burma; The ANZAC contribution; Southern Pacific Campaign; Central Pacific Campaign; Changing Japanese naval strategy; Amphibious Warfare; The island experience; Nagasaki, Hiroshima and the lead up to atomic war; The Legacy of the War

About the Author

Daniel Marston is Senior Lecturer at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, UK. He completed both his BA and MA in History at McGill University, Montreal, and his DPhil in the History of War at Balliol College, Oxford. Previous publications include 'The Seven Years' War' (Osprey, 2001) and 'Phoenix from the Ashes: The Indian Army in the Burma Campaign' (Praeger, 2003). Daniel was born and raised in Boston, MA.

Reviews

"This book, edited by Daniel Marston, is a compilation of thirteen very well written essays by group of very knowledgable historians... Overall, a good read and a good overall Pacific War source." --John D Burtt, Paper Wars (August 2008)