Storm Landings: Epic Amphibious Battles in the Central Pacific
by Joseph H. Alexander
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The Pacific War changed abruptly in November 1943 when Admiral Chester Nimitz unleashed a new offensive across the Central Pacific, spearheaded by fast carrier task forces and U.S. Marines. The sudden American proclivity for bold amphibious assaults into the teeth of prepared defenses astonished Japanese commanders. This is the story of seven relentless 'storm landings' executed against murderous enemy fire. Alexander s book vividly portrays the sheer drama of these three-dimensional battles show more whose magnitude and ferocity may never again be seen in this world. show lessTags
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Col. Joseph H. Alexander, USMC (Ret), served in the Corps for 29 years as an assault amphibian officer. He has written six books, including Utmost Savagery and Edson's Raiders. He was the Naval Institute Author of the Year in 1996 and Naval History Author of the Year in 2010. He was the principal historian and writer on the exhibit design team show more throughout the construction of the National Museum of the Marine Corps. He resides in Asheville, North Carolina. show less
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- Canonical title
- Storm Landings: Epic Amphibious Battles in the Central Pacific
- Original publication date
- 1997
- People/Characters
- Chester W. Nimitz
- Important places
- Asia; China; East China Sea; Hong Kong; Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands; Guam (show all 15); Iwo Jima; Japan; Leyte Gulf; Mariana Islands; New Guinea; Pacific Ocean; The Philippines; Saipan; Solomon Islands
- Important events
- World War II (1939 | 1945); World War II, Pacific Theater (1941-12-07 | 1945-09-02); Guadalcanal Campaign (1942-08-07 | 1943-02-09); Battle of Saipan (1944-06-15 | 1944-07-09)
- Original language
- English
- Disambiguation notice
- Full title (1997): Storm landings : epic amphibious battles in the Central Pacific / Joseph H. Alexander
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- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
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