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100 1 _aHunter, Kenneth E.
245 1 4 _aThe war against Japan: Pictorial record
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aUnited States Army in World War II. Pictorial record
500 _aRelease date is 2023-01-03
508 _aAlan, Brian Coe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The War Against Japan: Pictorial Record" by Kenneth E. Hunter et al. is a historical account published in the 21st century, specifically the second edition from 2006. This work is structured as part of a series documenting the United States Army's role in World War II, specifically focusing on the Pacific Theater. The book serves to visually narrate significant events and campaigns against Japan, portraying the realities faced by soldiers through over 500 photographs, supplemented by minimal text. The opening of this volume introduces the context leading up to the involvement of the United States in World War II following the attack on Pearl Harbor. It details the initial responses of American forces, as well as the early conflicts against Japanese forces across various sites including the Philippines and islands in the Central Pacific. The initial sections discuss the tumultuous experiences of the U.S. troops, including the tragic losses at Pearl Harbor, the chaotic defense of the Philippines, and the challenges faced by the military in preparing for a prolonged and complex conflict in a geographically daunting region. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Historical Division, 1952
653 _aWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area
653 _aWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Pictorial works
653 _aWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan
653 _aWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
700 1 _aTackley, Margaret E.
700 1 _aClarke, Jeffrey J.,
_d1942-
700 1 _aWard, Orlando,
_d1891-1972
700 1 _aUnited States. Department of the Army. Office of Military History
700 1 _aBacon, Mary Ann
_q(Book editor)
830 0 _aUnited States Army in World War II. Pictorial record
856 4 _uhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiuo.ark:/13960/t8fg0891p&view=1up&seq=31&skin=2021
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69698
999 _c110471
_d110471