From Pearl Harbor to V-J Day: The American Armed Forces in World War II PDF
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$24.95 Here is the first compact history of the U.S. armed forces in the greatest conflict — in world history a lucid and balanced account by two authoritative military his- torians. Examining the strategy, logistics, high command, operations, and home-front aspects oftheWorld War campaign, D. II Clayton James and Anne Sharp Wells narrate the story in slightly more than two hundred pages, with a cJarity and per- spective that virtually any reader will appreciate. "The Second World War was history's largest war in numbers of nations and ground, sea, and air personnel,'' the authors write. "Itwas the first truly global war, with active theaters of operations in the Atlantic, Western Europe, the Mediterranean, Eastern Europe, the Sovi- et Union, the Middle East, North Africa, Northwest Africa, China, India, Burma, Southeast Asia, and virtually all of the Pacific." James and Wells cover all the theaters in which American forces were involved, from the Battle ofthe Atlantic in April 1941 to the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay. As well as describing the major cam- paigns and battles, and analyzing strate- gy and tactics. From Peorl Harbor to V-J Do/contains crisp portraits of major mil- itary leaders and a background of politi- cal, diplomatic, economic, and social developments in the warring nations. The (continued on bock flap) From Pearl Harbor to V-J Day FROM PEARL HARBOR TO DAY V-J The American Armed Forces in World War II D. Clayton James Anne Sharp Wells The American Ways Series IVAN R. DEE Chicago — FROM PEARL HARBOR TO V-J DAY. Copyright © 1995 by D. Clayton James and Anne Sharp Wells. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form. For information, address: Ivan R. Dee, Inc., 1332 North Halsted Street, Chicago 60622. Manufactured in the United States of America and printed on acid-free paper. Maps by Victor Thompson, based on drawings by the authors Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: James, D, Clayton. From Pearl Harbor to V-J Day the American Armed Forces : in World War—II / D. Clayton James, Anne Sharp Wells, p. cm. (The American ways series) Includes bibliographica—l references and index. ISBN 1-56663-072-X. ISBN 1-56663-073-8 (pbk.) — I. World Wa—r, 1939-1—945 United States. 2. United States Armed Forces History World War, 1939-1945. I. Wells, Anne Sharp. II. Title. III. Series. D769.J36 —1995 940.54'1273 dc2o 94-24413 To the M. S. Worleys and the N. E. Jameses
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