The GI War Against Japan

American Soldiers in Asia and the Pacific During World War II

By:

Peter Schrijvers

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Hardback

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The GI War against Japan recounts the harrowing experiences of American soldiers in Asia and the Pacific. Based on countless diaries and letters, it sweeps across the battlefields, from the early desperate stand at Guadalcanal to the tragic sinking of the USS Indianapolis at the War's very end. Amidst the frustration and despair of this war, American soldiers abandoned themselves to an escalating rage that presaged Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Gls' story is, first and foremost, the story of America's resounding victory over Japan. At the same time, the reader will recognize in the extraordinarily high price paid for this victory chilling forebodings of the West's ultimate defeat in Asia - and America's in Vietnam.

Author Biography:

Peter Schrijvers is the author of The Crash of Ruin: American Combat Soldiers in Europe during World War II, also available from NYU Press.

Release date Australia

May 1st, 2002

Author

Peter Schrijvers

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Pages

320

Dimensions

160x223x26

ISBN-13

9780814798164

Product ID

12119074

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