Island Infernos: The Us Army's Pacific War Odyssey, 1944

by John C. McManus

Book Overview

In Fire and Fortitude--winner of the Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History--John C. McManus presented a riveting account of the US Army's fledgling fight in the Pacific following Pearl Harbor. Now, in Island Infernos, he explores the Army's dogged pursuit of Japanese forces, island by island, throughout 1944, a year that would bring America ever closer to victory or defeat.

"A feat of prodigious scholarship."--The...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451475062
• ISBN13: 9780451475060
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Dutton Caliber
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"