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| War in the Pacific The Sino-Japanese War, the attack at Pearl Harbor to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki |
July 16th, 2003, 03:35 AM
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Hello,
I've been studying WW2 for oooh, almost a year now, and I recently discovered how very very little i know about the pacific front, aside from Pearl Habour I have no idea what went on. 
Could anyone have any pacific sites (hehe, get it?) that could tell me about this certain front? Or any certain books that give a detailed yet overall view on the pacific war. Oh, and any good films.
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July 16th, 2003, 04:19 AM
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Weeeeell, as for books, i can get you started.
The First 24 Hours of war in the Pacific
Author: CAnt remember
But Not in Shame: The First 6 months after pearl Harbor (VERY GOOD) By John Toland
um, thats a good start
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July 16th, 2003, 05:15 AM
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Put some of your links here CvM! I need the same thing too.
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July 16th, 2003, 05:19 AM
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How about this: I will start a History of the Pacific war thread ?
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July 16th, 2003, 11:47 AM
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Go on Carl and start a thread on the Pacific WW2.
It will do us all good!
Anyway
for people who want to learn faster here´s a little something to start with:
http://www.ww2pacific.com/ww2.html
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July 16th, 2003, 02:02 PM
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"With the Old Breed" by Eugene Sledge is a great first hand combat account. He was, eventually, a corporal. After the war, however, he became an professor of, I think, English or Literature. So, it's a combat account of a lowly enlisted man, written as well as an enlish prof. could write! Really cool. A few years ago it was very easy to find, so I'm sure you'll have some luck at libraries and used book stores.
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July 16th, 2003, 02:11 PM
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Check out the book
A Photographic Record of The War In The Pacific From Pearl Harbor To V-J Day. By Ralph Martin.
Doesn't tell you much about weapons or tactics, but it does a great job of telling you what happened. It also has alot of pictures 
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