The Pacific War - by Alan Levine (Hardcover)

About the Book

Nineteen ninety-five is a year of celebration and remembrance of the Axis collapse that signaled the end of the Second World War. In August, the world will mark the 50th anniversary of V-J Day. Particularly important, then, is this new historical study o the Pacific phase of World War War II that coers not just the military, but also the political side of the war. Rejecting recent trends that tend to whitewash or demonize the Japanese, this book casts new light on many controversial issues from Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima. It treats the submarine campaign, the air attacks on Japan, the use of the atomic bombs, and Japan's surrender in unusual detail. Finally, it emphasizes that the war was primarily a struggle for the air and sea.

Book Synopsis

Nineteen ninety-five is a year of celebration and remembrance of the Axis collapse that signaled the end of the Second World War. In August, the world will mark the 50th anniversary of V-J Day. Particularly important, then, is this new historical study o the Pacific phase of World War War II that coers not just the military, but also the political side of the war. Rejecting recent trends that tend to whitewash or demonize the Japanese, this book casts new light on many controversial issues from Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima. It treats the submarine campaign, the air attacks on Japan, the use of the atomic bombs, and Japan's surrender in unusual detail. Finally, it emphasizes that the war was primarily a struggle for the air and sea.

Review Quotes

.,."a masterful job of condensation and thoughtful analysis. Levine offers World War II buffs much food for thought in this well-reasoned and provocative little book."-Michael Hull Reviewer

.,."[Levin's] erudition is accompanied by a fine writing style, making his prose a pleasure to read....His treatment of the decision to drop the atom bomb is as sensible as any I have ever seen....If you read any book at all on the Pacific war, make it this one."-Airpower Journal

?...a masterful job of condensation and thoughtful analysis. Levine offers World War II buffs much food for thought in this well-reasoned and provocative little book.?-Michael Hull Reviewer

?...[Levin's] erudition is accompanied by a fine writing style, making his prose a pleasure to read....His treatment of the decision to drop the atom bomb is as sensible as any I have ever seen....If you read any book at all on the Pacific war, make it this one.?-Airpower Journal

..."ÝLevin's¨ erudition is accompanied by a fine writing style, making his prose a pleasure to read....His treatment of the decision to drop the atom bomb is as sensible as any I have ever seen....If you read any book at all on the Pacific war, make it this one."-Airpower Journal

..."a masterful job of condensation and thoughtful analysis. Levine offers World War II buffs much food for thought in this well-reasoned and provocative little book."-Michael Hull Reviewer

..."[Levin's] erudition is accompanied by a fine writing style, making his prose a pleasure to read....His treatment of the decision to drop the atom bomb is as sensible as any I have ever seen....If you read any book at all on the Pacific war, make it this one."-Airpower Journal

About the Author

ALAN J. LEVINE, a historian specializing in Russian history, international relations, and World War II, has published many articles about World War II and the Cold War./e He is the author of The Soviet Union, The Communist Movement and the World: Prelude to the Cold War (Praeger, 1990), The Strategic Bombing of Germany (Praeger, 1992), and, i>The Missile and Space Race (Praeger, 1994).