The Pacific War by John Edmond Costello

A concise, panoramic account of the Pacific theater in World War II that traces the origins, major campaigns and turning points—from Pearl Harbor and Midway through Guadalcanal, the island-hopping advance, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima and Okinawa—to Japan’s surrender, blending operational detail with analysis of strategy, leadership and diplomacy while conveying the human cost of the conflict for soldiers and civilians alike.

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