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  • The Doolittle Raid 1942

    America’s first strike back at Japan

    Series Libro 156 - Campaign
    A detailed account of the US' nail-biting attempt to claw back their position, with full-colour maps and archival photography.In early 1942, the strategic situation was bleak for the United States. She had been in continual retreat since Pearl Harbor, surrendering major areas such as the Philippines, and was preparing for the worst in Hawaii and on the West Coast. The Japanese, on the other hand, ... Leer más

    $327 MXN

  • Japan 1945

    From Operation Downfall to Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Series Libro 200 - Campaign
    A “what if?” look at allied plans to invade Japan, and the story of the creation and use of the atomic bomb.In this 200th Campaign series title Clayton Chun examines the final stages of World War II as the Allies debated how to bring about the surrender of Japan. He details Operation Downfall (the planned invasion of the Japanese home islands).Chun explains why these plans were never implemented, ... Leer más

    $327 MXN

  • Yalu River 1950–51

    The Chinese spring the trap on MacArthur

    Series Libro 346 - Campaign
    This gripping study details the crisis point of the Korean War: the UN advance across into North Korea and the following Chinese offensive that drove the forces back south of the 38th Parallel.Following the Inchon landings and the breakout from the Pusan Perimeter, UN forces crossed the North Korean border on 9 October and moved on the capital Pyongyang. Many in America believed the war would be ... Leer más

    $326 MXN

  • Japan 1945

    From Operation Downfall to Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Series Libro 200 - Campaign
    A “what if?” look at allied plans to invade Japan, and the story of the creation and use of the atomic bomb.In this 200th Campaign series title Clayton Chun examines the final stages of World War II as the Allies debated how to bring about the surrender of Japan. He details Operation Downfall (the planned invasion of the Japanese home islands).Chun explains why these plans were never implemented, ... Leer más

    $326 MXN

  • The Fall of the Philippines 1941–42

    Series Libro 243 - Campaign
    A highly illustrated account of the fall of the Philippines in 1941–42, one of the least covered campaigns of World War II.In the immediate aftermath of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese launched an attack on the Philippines to eliminate the United States' other major Pacific naval base. Catching the US forces completely by surprise, the Japanese bombed the major airfields and quickly gained air ... Leer más

    $326 MXN

  • Leyte 1944

    Return to the Philippines

    Series Libro 282 - Campaign
    A detailed account of the first step in General MacArthur's 1944-45 campaign to retake the Philippines.The loss of the Philippines in 1942 was the worst defeat in American military history. General Douglas MacArthur, the 'Lion of Luzon', was evacuated by order of the President just before the fall, but he vowed to return, and in August 1944 he kept his word when he led what, at the time, was the ... Leer más

    $326 MXN

  • Luzon 1945

    The final liberation of the Philippines

    Series Libro 306 - Campaign
    A highly illustrated account of the bitter struggle for the Philippine island of Luzon between the US and Japan, the largest land campaign in the Pacific War.Driven from the Philippines in 1942, General Douglas MacArthur returned three years later to force the Japanese off of its main island of Luzon. Containing the capital of Manila, vital natural resources as well as thousands of Allied ... Leer más

    $326 MXN

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  • The Pacific War

    From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima

    Edición de Daniel Marston ...
    The Pacific War brings together the perspectives and insights of world-renowned military historians.From the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor through the release of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the conflict in the Pacific was marked by amazing tactical innovations, such as those in amphibious warfare, and horrific battles that raged in the unforgiving climate of the island jungles ... Leer más

    $257 MXN

  • Watson's Really Big Wwii Almanac

    Volume I: January to June

    Named as the North American Book Exchanges winner of the 2008 Pinnacle Book Achievement Award in the Reference catagory, this book is laid out like a calendar containing information pertaining to World War II. In going to a specific date, you will find it divided by area (i.e. Western Europe, North America etc.). Those areas are further divided by year. What makes it unique is that those years ... Leer más

    $175 MXN

  • Islands of Destiny

    The Solomons Campaign and the Eclipse of the Rising Sun

    de John Prados ...
    The Battle of Midway is traditionally held as the point when Allied forces gained advantage over the Japanese. In Islands of Destiny, acclaimed historian and military intelligence expert John Prados points out that the Japanese forces quickly regained strength after Midway and continued their assault undaunted.Taking this surprising fact as the start of his inquiry, he began to investigate how and ... Leer más

    $97 MXN

  • The Battle for Tinian

    Vital Stepping Stone in America's War Against Japan

    This vivid history chronicles the decisive US naval campaign that secured the Japanese island of Tinian—the site that would launch the end of WWII.In July 1944, the United States Navy and Marine Corps, Army, and Air Corps descended on the Pacific island of Saipan, just three miles away from the Japanese stronghold on the island of Tinian. There had been 20,000 Japanese troops on Saipan before the ... Leer más

    $176 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus