Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943
- ISBN-10
- 0451475054
- ISBN-13
- 9780451475053
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 640
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-08-04
- Publisher
- Dutton Caliber
- Author
- John C. McManus
Description
This is an essential, ambitious book, the first of two volumes, a compellingly written and boldly revisionist account of a war that reshaped the American military and the globe, and continues to resonate today.
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