Pacific War


Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942
The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944 (The Pacific War Trilogy, 2)
Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal
Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway
Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45
The Rising Sun: The Decline & Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-45
Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King—the Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea
War without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War
Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War
Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific
The Battle of Midway (Pivotal Moments in American History)
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II
Forgotten Ally: China's World War II, 1937-1945
With the Old Breed by Eugene B. SledgeThe Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors by James D. HornfischerNeptune's Inferno by James D. HornfischerEscape From Davao by John D. LukacsGhost Soldiers by Hampton Sides
Best Books on the Pacific War
234 books — 257 voters
Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandEscape From Davao by John D. LukacsWith the Old Breed by Eugene B. SledgeHelmet for My Pillow by Robert LeckieThe Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang
World War II in the Pacific
164 books — 155 voters

Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World by Mark L. CliffordTai-Pan by James ClavellNoble House by James ClavellRemembering Shanghai by Isabel Sun ChaoFragrant Harbor by John Lanchester
Historical Hong Kong
18 books — 10 voters
Grave of the Fireflies by Akiyuki Nosaka''War and Peace'' in Studio Ghibli Films by Daisuke AkimotoB29 by Carl BergerFood and War in Mid-Twentieth-Century East Asia by Katarzyna J. CwiertkaEmbracing Defeat by John W. Dower
Grave of the Fireflies
20 books — 1 voter

John  Toland
Kusaka was shaken by the realization that the American was as determined as any samurai. He silently prayed for him.
John Toland, The Rising Sun: The Decline & Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-45

John  Toland
How could a nation rich in resources and land, and free from fear of attack, understand the position of a tiny, crowded island empire with almost no natural resources, which was constantly in danger of attack from a ruthless neighbor, the Soviet Union? America herself had, moreover, contributed to the atmosphere of hate and distrust by excluding the Japanese from immigration and, in effect, flaunting a racial and color prejudice that justifiably infuriated the proud Nipponese.
John Toland, The Rising Sun: The Decline & Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-45

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