From Pearl Harbor to V-J Day
The American Armed Forces in World War II
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- 16,99 €
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- 16,99 €
Publisher Description
Before this book, general readers who wanted a compact but comprehensive history of American military action in World War II had nowhere to turn. Now, in this concise, lucid, and balanced account, D. Clayton James and Anne Sharp Wells provide the first one volume history of the U.S. armed forces in the war. Examining the strategy, logistics, high command, operations, and home-front aspects of the military campaign, they narrate the story .in slightly more than 200 pages, with a clarity and perspective that virtually any reader will appreciate. In addition to describing the major operations and battles, and analyzing strategy and tactics, From Pearl Harbor to V-J Day contains crisp portraits of major military leaders and a background of political, diplomatic, economic, and social developments in the warring nations. Also receiving attention are the role of women and minorities in the military; the relation of armed forces personnel to the American home front; the impact of technology; and the breakthroughs of communications intelligence. In a final chapter the authors consider the consequences of the war for American society and suggest that romanticized views of the conflict should finally be laid to rest.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The authors focus on the big picture in this handy one-volume history. The fast-moving narrative covers all theaters in which American forces were involved and assesses the way campaigns were directed by U.S. generals and admirals. The comparison between the Axis and the Allies emphasizes the tenuousness of the partnership among Germany, Italy and Japan and the strength of the Anglo-American alliance, which, as they clearly show, was superior in military intelligence, strategy and logistics. James (The Years of MacArthur) and Wells describe the effects of the war on the home front and the shadow it cast over the nation's future. A final section discusses the romanticized hindsight view of the war and suggests that it is time for the Good War myth to be laid to rest. James is professor of military history at Virginia Military Institute. Wells is editor of World War Two Studies Association Newsletter.
