Defeating Japan : the Joint Chiefs of Staff and strategy in the Pacific war, 1943-1945

Defeating Japan : the Joint Chiefs of Staff and strategy in the Pacific war, 1943-1945 / Charles F. Brower.

Author/creator	Brower, Charles F., 1946-
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Description	xi, 220 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Subject(s)	United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff--History --20th century. World War, 1939-1945--United States. Strategy--History --20th century. World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns --Japan. World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns --Pacific Area. Military planning--United States --History --20th century. Pacific Area--Strategic aspects. United States--Military relations --Great Britain. Great Britain--Military relations --United States.

Contents	Political considerations and the war against Japan -- "One part of the larger whole": Pacific war strategy -- To the TRIDENT conference -- "A most critical summer": from TRIDENT to QUADRANT, 1943 -- Strategic reconciliation at SEXTANT -- Lengthening political shadows: strategy in the Pacific, 1944 -- Assault versus siege: the debate over the final strategy -- For the defeat of Japan -- Sophisticated strategists.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2012011996
ISBN	9781137025210
ISBN	1137025212 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	D769.2 .B76 2012	✔ Available	Place Hold