1997-09-21 Less familiar aspects, well presented.

The war against Hitler has occupied over 80% of the literature of World War II, and because of the particular difficulties posed to scholars by the Pacific War, this is likely to continue.
The present work, based on the procedings of a 1991 conference at the University of New Orleans Eisenhower Center, redresses the imbalance a bit, and focuses on some aspects of the struggle relatively unknown to most readers.
The nine essays include a study of the political implications of MacArthur's Southwest Pacific Campaign, the fate of the defenders of Wake Island, the contributiion of nurses, submarine operations, and others, all expertly researched and clearly written with the non-specialist in mind.
Highly recommended; a fine contribution to World war II scholarship.
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