The conquering tide : war in the Pacific Islands, 1942-1944 / Ian W. Toll.
The conquering tide : war in the Pacific Islands, 1942-1944 / Ian W. Toll.
The conquering tide : war in the Pacific Islands, 1942-1944 / Ian W. Toll.
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Publisher
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2015]
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G 2015/3198
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxxi, 622 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2015]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2015]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"This ... history encompasses the heart of the Pacific War--the period between mid-1942 and mid-1944--when parallel Allied counteroffensives north and south of the equator washed over Japan's far-flung island empire like a 'conquering tide,' concluding with Japan's irreversible strategic defeat in the Marianas. It was the largest, bloodiest, most c...
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The conquering tide : war in the Pacific Islands, 1942-1944 / Ian W. Toll.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 543-594) and index.
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G 2015/3198
Record Identifier
74VKRZlbv7wd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRZlbv7wd
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ISBN
0393080641 hardcover
9780393080643 hardcover
DDC
940.5426
MMS ID
991023017429702626
