{"product_id":"if-mahan-ran-the-great-pacific-war-9780253351050","title":"If Mahan Ran the Great Pacific War","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWould the doctrine of one of history's great naval strategists have stood the test of World War II in the Pacific?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf Mahan Ran the Great Pacific War provides one of the best analyses of World War II I have read. Clear and incisive, it presents the reader with both the factual material and a solid discussion of how and why the decisions of the commanders resulted in a strategic or just a tactical success or failure. March 29, 2009\u003c\/p\u003e * Daily News, Bowling Green, KY *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is truly an outstanding book. Although Adams indicates it is an analysis of naval strategy of World War II in the Pacific, the lessons he presents apply to more than purely naval warfare.Spring 2010\u003c\/p\u003e * Air Power History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[A] must read for students of World War II in the Pacific and all those interested in naval and military strategy. March-April 2010\u003c\/p\u003e * Military Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be enjoyed by anyone who is interested in World War II history. Vol. 55, No. 2, Summer 2010\u003c\/p\u003e * Nautical Research Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is no doubt that Mahan and his writings had an enormous effect on the US Navy's admirals during the Pacific War. This fine book shows very clearly how. December 2010\u003c\/p\u003e * Work Boat World *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudents of naval history will find much to agree with in this volume, and a good deal about which to disagree, but either way they will find it worth reading. Fall 2011\u003c\/p\u003e * NYMAS Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003eList of Maps\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Sink Ten Ships and We Win the War!\u003cbr\u003e2. Initial Japanese Strategic Choices\u003cbr\u003e3. Pearl Harbor\u003cbr\u003e4. Yamamoto Defies Mahan\u003cbr\u003e5. Guadalcanal\u003cbr\u003e6. Central versus South Pacific\u003cbr\u003e7. Two Prongs Divide the Fleet\u003cbr\u003e8. Decisive Combat in the Marianas\u003cbr\u003e9. From Honolulu's Conference Table to Leyte's Mud\u003cbr\u003e10. The Naval Campaign for the Philippines\u003cbr\u003e11. Mahan and the Submariners\u003cbr\u003e12. Dulling the Mighty Blade\u003cbr\u003e13. B-San\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400680350039,"sku":"9780253351050","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253351050.jpg?v=1730471280","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/if-mahan-ran-the-great-pacific-war-9780253351050","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}