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The Eagle and the Rising Sun
The Japanese-American War, 1941-1943, Pearl Harbor Through Guadalcanal
by Alan Morris Schom
ISBN: 0393326284
ISBN-13: 9780393326284
Format: Paperback
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Published date: 2004
Size: 6 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 1.75 pounds
Pages: 540
Publisher's Notes
A fresh and provocative account of the greatest naval campaign of the twentieth century.
Alan Schom's histories and biographies have been celebrated for their iconoclastic approach and a dramatic focus on extraordinary personalities meeting at the crossroads of history. In this magisterial history of World War II in the Pacific, he shows how the conflict was in neither the United States's nor Japan's best interest. On one hand, the American government and people were as inadequately prepared for war as any major power has ever been; on the other hand, Schom's close reading of Japanese military and political documents reveal that their supreme command knew they could not possibly win. 32 pages of photographs.
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The Eagle and the Rising Sun : Alan Morris Schom (Paperback, 2004)
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W. W. Norton & Company, 2004-11-30. Paperback. Very Good. Back cover has a crease in the lower corner; minor wear around the edges of the book. A very nice copy. NOT an ex-library book; no publisher's remainder marks.APO/FPO orders are welcomed - Thank you for your service. ( more information) Offered by DogServant (United States)
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The Eagle and the Rising Sun
Schom, Alan
New ed., 2005. Kartoniert / Broschiert. ( more information) Offered by Bides - Books - Germany (Germany)
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