THE PACIFIC WAR — As seen by US Navy photographers during World War 2 —
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Characteristics
| ISBN-13 | 978-0851772172 |
| ISBN-10 | 085177217X |
| Book cover finish(es) | Hardcover ( square back binding ) |
| Special Features | Dust Jacket |
| Condition | Good |
| Author(s) | Larry Sowinski |
| Publisher | Conway Maritime Press Ltd. |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Published date | First published in 1981 by Conway Maritime Press Ltd. |
| Language(s) | English |
| Size | 23.7 x 30.5 x 1.8 cm |
| Categorie(s) | • AVIATION MILITAIRE • SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE |
Description
Over 450 of the best photographs of the US Navy in action - from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay
"While numerous books have talked extensively, and motion pictures have glamorized unrealistically, few attempts have been made to reproduce the immense pictorial record made by the United States Navy's Combat Photographers. They took hundreds of thousands of pictures during World War 2. Almost all of them were candid. Therefore, their cameras were able to truly capture the beauty and vastness of the Pacific, the will and spirit of America under arms, and the sacrifice and horror of war."
Vice-Admiral William I Martin, US Navy (ret)
A total of nearly 500 of these photographs — including 16 pages in full color — have been selected for this book, with the emphasis on rarely seen or never previously published shots. Each of the US Navy's major campaigns is covered in turn, with an introduction outlining the background and a detailed caption for each picture.