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Storm Landings - Epic Amphibious Battles in the Central Pacific

By: Naval Institute Press

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Naval Institute Press)


Product Info

Title
Storm Landings - Epic Amphibious Battles in the Central Pacific
Category
Author
Joseph H. Alexander
Publish Year
2009
Pages
242
Dimensions
6.5x9.5x1"
NKG Part #
2148182310
Type
Hardcover

Description

The Pacific War changed abruptly in November 1943 when Adm. Chester W. Nimitz unleashed his Central Pacific drive, spearheaded by U.S. Marines. The sudden American proclivity for bold amphibious assaults into the teeth of prepared defenses astonished Japanese commanders, who called them "storm landings" because they differed sharply from earlier campaigns. This is the story of seven now-epic long-range assaults executed against murderous enemy fire at Tarawa, Saipan, Guam, Tinian, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa - and a potential eighth, Kyushu.