Eagle Against The Sun - Softcover

Spector, Ronald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0394741013 ISBN 13: 9780394741017

Publisher: Random House USA Inc, 1985

Synopsis

Drawing on declassified intelligence files, British and U.S. archival material, Japanese documents and memoirs of politicians and military men, Spector reassesses U.S. and Japanese strategy of the 44 month struggle of the American war with Japan. Photos.

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Review:

"Spector has done the impossible and done it, with dazzling brilliance. Mining a warehouse of material with absolute control, he has produced a superbly readable, insightful, gripping, unbiased one-volume history of the American-Japanese war that is at the same time a glorious celebration of the American spirit."

-- Clay Blair. front page. The Washington Post Book World

"The best one-volume history of that complex conflict... No other presents as balanced a view or provides such terse and searching analyses not only of the great battles but of half-forgotten aspects, such as the impact of blacks and female participants on the services...No future book on the Pacific war will be written without paying due tribute to Eagle Against The Sun."

-- Drew Middleton, The New York Times

"Clear, coherent, effective...this is an excellent book... likely to be for a long time to come the standard, comprehensive history of the Pacific Ocean War." -- Russell E Weighley, Temple University.

Book Description:

The definitive account of the 1941-45 war in the Pacific between the United States and Japan

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House USA Inc
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0394741013
• ISBN 13: 9780394741017
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 605