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- Naval Institute Press
- ISBN
- 9781591140795
- Subject Area
- History
- Publication Name
- Refighting the Pacific War : an Alternative History of World War II
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Subject
- Military / World War II
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
ISBN-10
159114079X
ISBN-13
9781591140795
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18038381684
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Refighting the Pacific War : an Alternative History of World War II
Subject
Military / World War II
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2011-018565
Reviews
An altogether enlightening fun read that supposes different beginnings and finales to many aspects of the prolonged near four-year battle to correct Japans often distorted vision of an Asian utopiaA great, very unusual read difficult to put down once started.Sea Classics , June 2012, The introduction by retired Vice Adm. Yoji Koda of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is well worth the price of the book. Seldom before, if ever, has the pre-World War II Japanese thinking, planning and equipping been so clearly and so well detailed.The Washington Times, "An extraordinary round table of essays by learned authors." -- The Midwest Book Review, Library Bookwatch, An extraordinary round table of essays by learned authors.The Midwest Book Review, Library Bookwatch, This volume like all else produced by the Naval Institute Pressis excellently well-proofed, edited and printed....A worthy addition to the warriors bookshelf.Roanoke Times|9781591140795|, "The most intriguing two words in the study of history are 'what if?' Nowhere is this truer than in military and naval history. Bresnahan has assembled a large group of experts on the war in the Pacific to field just that question for key points in that conflict. The resulting 'informed speculation' offers not only a great read, but is very valuable for a better understanding of the actual events themselves." --John B. Lundstrom, author of Black Shoe Carrier Admiral: Frank Jack Fletcher at Coral Sea, Midway and Guadalcanal, "The most intriguing two words in the study of history are 'what if?' Nowhere is this truer than in military and naval history. Bresnahan has assembled a large group of experts on the war in the Pacific to field just that question for key points in that conflict. The resulting 'informed speculation' offers not only a great read, but is very valuable for a better understanding of the actual events themselves." --JOHN B. LUNDSTROM, author of Black Shoe Carrier Admiral: Frank Jack Fletcher at Coral Sea, Midway and Guadalcanal, Jim Bresnahans book is a bold and refreshing alternative discussion by prominent Pacific War historians by the use of the spellbinding what if?This volume is a terrific read and will have the armchair historiansand the casual reader furnished with a deeper understanding of the magnitude of the war in the Pacific with the extraordinary use of multiple perspectives and opinions.DANIEL A. MARTINEZ, host of Discovery Channel's Unsolved History , co-author of Kimmel, Short & Pearl Harbor: The Final Report Revealed, "An altogether enlightening fun read that supposes different beginnings and finales to many aspects of the prolonged near four-year battle to correct Japan's often distorted vision of an Asian utopia...A great, very unusual read difficult to put down once started." -- Sea Classics , June 2012, An outstanding approach that confounds expectations. Respected historians and veterans discuss how the Pacific War was fought through the lens of what might have happened. The result is a treasure chest of insights that shine new light on what really happened. This is an important and valuable work and a delight to read.VINCENT P. OHARA, author of Struggle for the Middle Sea: The Great Navies at War in the Mediterranean Theater, 19401945, "Initially skeptical, I found that the more I read the more I began to enjoy the contributors' varying opinions, especially when they disagreed in their interpretations and answers. Many of the contributions are genuinely interesting and thought-provoking, and may inspire or challenge readers' own opinions on key issues...The book has much in its favor, and is inexpensive enough to recommend to anyone wishing to extend their library of books on the war in the Pacific." -- Naval Books of the Year column in Warship, 2013, "This book will fascinate and stimulate anyone interested in the Pacific War of 1941-1945. A wide range of authors--from well-known professional historians to participants in the fight--give close consideration to how crucial battles, and the war as a whole, might have turned out differently. Though some old-fashioned historians may cringe at 'what-ifs,' it is salutary for sailors and citizens to be reminded that choices made by human beings count for a lot in wartime." --BRADFORD A. LEE, Philip A. Crowl Chair of Comparative Strategy, U.S. Naval War College, "This would make a stimulating reader for courses on World War II." -- The Journal of Military History, "An outstanding approach that confounds expectations. Respected historians and veterans discuss how the Pacific War was fought through the lens of what might have happened. The result is a treasure chest of insights that shine new light on what really happened. This is an important and valuable work and a delight to read." -- VINCENT P. O'HARA, author of Struggle for the Middle Sea: The Great Navies at War in the Mediterranean Theater, 1940-1945, The most intriguing two words in the study of history are what if?Nowhere is this truer than in military and naval history. Bresnahan has assembled a large group of experts on the war in the Pacific to field just that question for key points in that conflict. The resulting informed speculationoffers not only a great read, but is very valuable for a better understanding of the actual events themselves.John B. Lundstrom, author of Black Shoe Carrier Admiral: Frank Jack Fletcher at Coral Sea, Midway and Guadalcanal, "The introduction by retired Vice Adm. Yoji Koda of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is well worth the price of the book. Seldom before, if ever, has the pre-World War II Japanese thinking, planning and equipping been so clearly and so well detailed." -- The Washington Times, This book will fascinate and stimulate anyone interested in the Pacific War of 19411945. A wide range of authorsfrom well-known professional historians to participants in the fightgive close consideration to how crucial battles, and the war as a whole, might have turned out differently. Though some old-fashioned historians may cringe at what-ifs,it is salutary for sailors and citizens to be reminded that choices made by human beings count for a lot in wartime.BRADFORD A. LEE, Philip A. Crowl Chair of Comparative Strategy, U.S. Naval War College, In Refighting the Pacific War , editor Jim Bresnahan presents summaries of key events in the naval war, then poses what ifquestions about each. These are followed by short, informative, and thought-provoking yet often contradictory answers by some of the three dozen naval historians assisting in this project. Scholars and students of the Pacific theater of World War II will find much in this book of interest and no doubt will want to own it for future reference.SPENCER C. TUCKER, editor of Naval Warfare: An International Encyclopedia and The Encyclopedia of World War II, "Jim Bresnahan's book is a bold and refreshing alternative discussion by prominent Pacific War historians by the use of the spellbinding 'what if?' This volume is a terrific read and will have the 'armchair historians' and the casual reader furnished with a deeper understanding of the magnitude of the war in the Pacific with the extraordinary use of multiple perspectives and opinions." --DANIEL A. MARTINEZ, host of Discovery Channel's Unsolved History , co-author of Kimmel, Short & Pearl Harbor: The Final Report Revealed, "In Refighting the Pacific War , editor Jim Bresnahan presents summaries of key events in the naval war, then poses 'what if' questions about each. These are followed by short, informative, and thought-provoking yet often contradictory answers by some of the three dozen naval historians assisting in this project. Scholars and students of the Pacific theater of World War II will find much in this book of interest and no doubt will want to own it for future reference." --SPENCER C. TUCKER, editor of Naval Warfare: An International Encyclopedia and The Encyclopedia of World War II, "This volume -- like all else produced by the Naval Institute Press--is excellently well-proofed, edited and printed....A worthy addition to the warrior's bookshelf." -- Roanoke Times, Initially skeptical, I found that the more I read the more I began to enjoy the contributorsvarying opinions, especially when they disagreed in their interpretations and answers. Many of the contributions are genuinely interesting and thought-provoking, and may inspire or challenge readersown opinions on key issuesThe book has much in its favor, and is inexpensive enough to recommend to anyone wishing to extend their library of books on the war in the Pacific.Naval Books of the Year column in Warship, 2013
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
940.5426
Synopsis
Refighting the Pacific War looks at how World War II in the Pacific might have unfolded differently, giving historians, authors and veterans the opportunity to discuss what happened and what might have happened. Contributors to this alternative history include noted military historians William Bartsch, John Burton, Donald Goldstein, John Lundstrom, Robert Mrazek, Jon Parshall, Douglas Smith, Peter Smith, Barrett Tillman, Anthony Tully, and H. P. Willmott. In all more than thirty Pacific War experts will provide commentary, employing a roundtable panel discussion format. The reader will hear from the experts on how history could and could not have been altered during the course of the war in the Pacific. With multiple opinions, the reader will be provided with an interesting collection of divergent views about the outcome of the war. Refighting the Pacific War focuses largely on naval battles and campaigns, including Pearl Harbor, Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf. While the main concentration is on the major naval actions, the book also delves into key island battles, like Tarawa, Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa, as well as pre-war and post-war political issues The panelists debate questions like whether the Japanese could have inflicted even greater damage on the U. S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor and how Yamamoto might have won at Midway and how such a victory might have impacted the direction of the war. The book extensively studies the opening year of the war when the Japanese war machine seemed unstoppable. Also explored is whether the Pacific War was inevitable and whether the conflict could have ended without the use of the atomic bomb.Vice Admiral Yoji Koda, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (Ret.), provides the book's Introduction., Refighting the Pacific War looks at how World War II in the Pacific might have unfolded differently, giving historians, authors and veterans the opportunity to discuss what happened and what might have happened. Contributors to this alternative history include noted military historians William Bartsch, John Burton, Donald Goldstein, John Lundstrom, Robert Mrazek, Jon Parshall, Douglas Smith, Peter Smith, Barrett Tillman, Anthony Tully, and H. P. Willmott. In all more than thirty Pacific War experts provide commentary, employing a roundtable panel discussion format. The reader hears from the experts on how history could and could not have been altered during the course of the war in the Pacific. With multiple opinions, the reader is provided with an interesting collection of divergent views about the outcome of the war. Refighting the Pacific Warfocuses largely on naval battles and campaigns, including Pearl Harbor, Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf. While the main concentration is on the major naval actions, the book also delves into key island battles, like Tarawa, Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa, as well as pre-war and post-war political issues The panellists debate questions like whether the Japanese could have inflicted even greater damage on the U. S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor and how Yamamoto might have won at Midway and how such a victory might have impacted the direction of the war. The book extensively studies the opening year of the war when the Japanese war machine seemed unstoppable. Also explored is whether the Pacific War was inevitable and whether the conflict could have ended without the use of the atomic bomb. Vice Admiral Yoji Koda, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (Ret.), provides the book's Introduction., Refighting the Pacific War looks at how World War II in the Pacific might have unfolded differently, giving historians, authors and veterans the opportunity to discuss what happened and what might have happened. Contributors to this alternative history include noted military historians William Bartsch, John Burton, Donald Goldstein, John Lundstrom, Robert Mrazek, Jon Parshall, Douglas Smith, Peter Smith, Barrett Tillman, Anthony Tully, and H. P. Willmott.
LC Classification Number
D767.R398 2011
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