World War II: The PacificWorld War II: The Pacific concentrates on how events unfolded in the Far East in the titanic struggle between Japan and the forces of the United States and its allies. |
Contents
| 4 | |
2 LAND AND SEA BATTLES | 14 |
3 THE VICTIMS | 22 |
4 FIGHTING BACK | 30 |
5 CLOSING IN | 40 |
6 THE END OF THE WAR | 48 |
PROFILES | 52 |
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