DDays in the Pacific, Donald L. Miller
DDays in the Pacific, Donald L. Miller
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D-Days in the Pacific

Author: Donald L. Miller

Narrator: Gary Dikeos

Unabridged: 17 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/08/2012


Synopsis

Although most people associate the term D-day with the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944, it is military code for the beginning of any offensive operation. In the Pacific theater during World War II there were more than one hundred D-days. The largestand lastwas the invasion of Okinawa on April 1, 1945, which brought together the biggest invasion fleet ever assembled, far larger than that engaged in the Normandy invasion.D-Days in the Pacifictells the epic story of the campaign waged by American forces to win back the Pacific islands from Japan. Based on eyewitness accounts by the combatants, it covers the entire Pacific struggle from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Pacific war was largely a seaborne offensive fought over immense distances. Many of the amphibious assaults on Japanese-held islands were among the most savagely fought battles in American history: Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, New Guinea, Peleliu, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, Okinawa. D-Days in the Pacificis the finest one-volume account of this titanic struggle.

About Donald L. Miller

Donald L. Miller is the John Henry MacCracken Professor of History Emeritus at Lafayette College and author of ten books, including Vicksburg, and Masters of the Air, currently being made into a television series by Tom Hanks. He has hosted, coproduced, or served as historical consultant for more than thirty television documentaries and has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other publications.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jack

Interesting book, but very little about D-Day landings in the Pacific. More an overview of the Pacific War and there are better books about WWII in the Pacific. Very little new information and some of what is offered is incorrect. Good reading, but not for fans of WWII. More for someone wanting an o......more

Goodreads review by Lloyd

This non-fiction history book provides an excellent overview of the major amphibious invasions the U.S. Navy, Marines and Army made on Japanese held island in the Pacific during World War II. While the term D-Day has been made synonymous with the invasion of French Normandy in Europe in WWII, it was......more

Goodreads review by Simon

A fascinating insight into the Pacific war. An easy read, always interesting and as much a page turner as a good bit of fiction. Read alongside other books on the subject, fills in many gaps, especially the human side.......more