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Find books on the Pacific War and the battles in the Far East in World War 2. Books covering the infamous Pearl Harbor attack, when the Japanese carrier-based planes launched a massive air attack on the American fleet at Pearl Harbor in December 1941.
Books on the Japanese Blitzkrieg, the invasion of Burma, the battles in Malaya, the Battle of Singapore, Battle of the Java Sea, the battle for Burma to keep the Burma Road open to supply the Chinese National army, the fierce resistance of the US forces in the Philippines, read about the Doolittle Raid and the Battle of the Coral Sea.
In 1942, the battle of Midway was the turning point, read about the crucial Battle of Midway, the strategy and tactics of the US Navy, the Battle of Coral Sea, the first carrier duels between the US forces led by MacArthur and Japanese Navies commanded by Yamamoto. Read about the battle Guadalcanal and the battle for New Guinea.
Read about the allied advance in Burma against the Japanese forces, the Marine assault on Tarawa, the Battle of the Philippine Sea 1944 involving US carriers, the battle for Saipan, the submarine war where US submarines sunk many Japanese vessels. The final stages of the war with the tough battle at Tarawa, battle for Iwo Jima, battle for Okinawa. The battle for Japan starting with the allied bombing of mainland Japan, leading to the use of nuclear weapons on Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
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