{"product_id":"the-pacific-war-john-costello-9780688016203","title":"The Pacific War: 1941-1945","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"John Costello's \u003cem\u003eThe Pacific War\u003c\/em\u003e is regarded as a classic. ... Unearths new and fascinating material.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e (London)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe definitive one-volume account of World War II in the Pacific theater--the first book to weave together the separate stories of the fighting in China, Malaya, Burma, the East Indies, the Philippines, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and the Aleutians.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Pacific War\u003c\/em\u003e provides a brilliantly clear account of one of the most massive movements of men and arms in history--and meticulously analyzes the complex social, political, and economic causes that underlay the war, enabling the reader to better understand the conflict as the inevitable result of a series of historical events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaptured in breathtaking detail are the bloody battles--Midway, Guadalcanal, Okinawa, Iwo Jima--that ultimately shaped the modern world. These fiery clashes of great navies and armies still resonate loudly to this day. \u003cem\u003eThe Pacific War\u003c\/em\u003e is the complete story of possibly the most cataclysmic chapter in the annals of human conflict--from its explosive opening salvo at Pearl Harbor to its ominous conclusion in the mushroom clouds of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Costello\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0688016200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780688016203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.36h x 6.06w x 2.09d","brand":"John Costello","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946931847423,"sku":"9780688016203","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ead272e0-aab8-4d88-85a6-ba7955592221.jpg?v=1681515797","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pacific-war-john-costello-9780688016203","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}