Unconditional Defeat
Thomas W. Zeiler
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Description for Unconditional Defeat
Hardback. Examines the concluding stages of World War II in Asia and the Pacific, from November 1943 until September 1945. Series: Total War: New Perspectives on World War II. Num Pages: 223 pages, illustrations, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJF; HBJK; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Unconditional Defeat-the second book in a Pacific War trilogy that is part of SR Books' Total War series-examines the concluding stages of World War II in Asia and the Pacific, from November 1943 until September 1945. Thomas W. Zeiler argues that this 'war without mercy' could only come to one conclusion: the complete, unconditional defeat of Japan by a mobilized, overwhelming, vengeful United States. Zeiler describes these final 22 months of the Pacific War as a story of contrasts. While the U.S. launched a methodical, smothering attack with all the means at its disposal, Japan fought a fierce yet hopeless ... Read more
Unconditional Defeat-the second book in a Pacific War trilogy that is part of SR Books' Total War series-examines the concluding stages of World War II in Asia and the Pacific, from November 1943 until September 1945. Thomas W. Zeiler argues that this 'war without mercy' could only come to one conclusion: the complete, unconditional defeat of Japan by a mobilized, overwhelming, vengeful United States. Zeiler describes these final 22 months of the Pacific War as a story of contrasts. While the U.S. launched a methodical, smothering attack with all the means at its disposal, Japan fought a fierce yet hopeless ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Series
Total War: New Perspectives on World War II
Number of Pages
223
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780842029902
SKU
V9780842029902
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About Thomas W. Zeiler
Thomas W. Zeiler is chair and professor in the Department of History at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Reviews for Unconditional Defeat
This brief but comprehensive history of the Pacific War's last two years is written in a style that should please both general readers and undergraduates studying military history.
Journal of Military History
Thomas Zeiler successfully re-creates the fury of the Pacific War and shows us the ferocity, brutality, and fanaticism—of both sides—that was the reality of the Pacific ... Read more
Journal of Military History
Thomas Zeiler successfully re-creates the fury of the Pacific War and shows us the ferocity, brutality, and fanaticism—of both sides—that was the reality of the Pacific ... Read more