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020 _a1574415255 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 _a1574415417 (ebook)
020 _a9781574415254 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 _a9781574415414 (ebook)
035 _a(OCoLC)847532517
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092 _a940.5426
_bL131
100 1 _aLacey, Sharon Tosi,
_d1968-
_eauthor.
_9243400
245 1 0 _aPacific blitzkrieg :
_bWorld War II in the central Pacific /
_cSharon Tosi Lacey.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aDenton, Texas :
_bUniversity of North Texas Press,
_c[2013]
300 _axviii, 282 pages ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 251-268) and index.
505 0 _aGuadalcanal: the ad hoc operation -- The Gilberts: parallel operations -- The Marshalls: perfect operations -- Saipan: Smith versus Smith -- Okinawa: final victory -- Conclusion.
520 _aExamines the planning, preparation, and execution of ground operations for five major invasions in the Central Pacific (Guadalcanal, Tarawa, the Marshalls, Saipan, and Okinawa). The commanders on the ground had to integrate the US Army and Marine Corps into a single striking force, something that would have been difficult in peacetime, but in the midst of a great global war, it was a monumental task. Yet, ultimate success in the Pacific rested on this crucial, if somewhat strained, partnership and its accomplishments. Despite the thousands of works covering almost every aspect of World War II in the Pacific, until now no one has examined the detailed mechanics behind this transformation at the corps and division level.
650 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xCampaigns
_zPacific Area.
_931198
651 0 _aPacific Area
_xHistory, Military
_y20th century.
_9196907
651 0 _aUnited States
_xArmed Forces
_xHistory
_yWorld War, 1939-1945.
_9243401
942 _cBOOK
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994 _aC0
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998 _a007473266
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