The war in the Pacific between 1941 and 1945 raged across the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean and the whole of Southeast Asia, Burma, and India. Millions of men, thousands of aircraft, and hundreds of ships and submarines were involved in the war between Japan and the Allies. The Pacific war is a military history of this sweeping conflict, from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 to the dropping of the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima in 1945. The authoritative text is complemented with color maps of the main battles and theaters, which clarify the bewildering number of operations conducted in Southeast Asia and throughout the islands of the Pacific. As well as an outstanding selection of over 200 photographs from every campaign, there are superb color artworks of the aircraft, ships, armored fighting vehicles, and uniformed soldiers that took part in the vast struggle for supremacy in the Pacific.

Subtitle on cover: From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima, 1941-45. Includes index.

The approach of war -- Day of infamy -- Japanese juggernaut -- The turning point -- The allies strike back -- Japan on the defensive -- Twilight of the rising sun -- The long road back -- Bloody conquests -- Leaping the whirlwind.