Sea War In The Pacific

Hardcover 22x29 cm, 64 pages. From Japan's surprise attach on Pearl Harbour to the US Marines' capture of Iwo Jima - this is the story of the struggle for control of the Pacific. Weapon files on both Japanese and United States hardware are included with dramatic photographs of the island-hopping conflict which cost both sides so dearly in lives and equipment. The demise of Japan's twin giant battleships, Yamamoto and Musashi, is also detailed, as well as the crucial conflict centering on Henderson Island. Sea War in the Pacific is the grim story behind the evocative names of Santa Cruz, Tarawa, Biak and Guadalcanal, painting an all too vivid picture of the fighting in this important theatre during World War II. 9780863071669 Marshall Cavendish Books