MILH552 - World War II in the Pacific
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This course is a comprehensive analysis of the fighting during World War II in the China-Burma-India Theater, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, the Aleutians, and the Philippines. Students assess the amphibious campaigns in the central Pacific theatre and evaluate the impact of one of the most massive movements of men and arms in history. Primary focus is on land warfare, its strategies, tactics, leaders and lessons learned.
Prerequisites
N/A
Corequisites
N/A
Schedule of Classes
| 10/31/11 - 03/25/12 |
04/02/12 - 07/22/12 |
Spring 2012 Session A - 16 Week session |
| 01/30/12 - 06/24/12 |
07/02/12 - 10/21/12 |
Summer 2012 Session A - 16 Week session |
Course Materials
| Book Title: |
Eagle Against the Sun: The American War with Japan
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| ISBN: |
0394741013
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| Publication Info: |
New York, NY: Random House, 1985
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| Author: |
Spector, Ronald H.
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| Unit Cost: |
$19.00
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| Book Title: |
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
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| ISBN: |
0195067142
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| Publication Info: |
Oxford Univ Press, 1990
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| Author: |
Sledge, E.B.
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| Unit Cost: |
$7.99
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| Book Title: |
The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945
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| ISBN: |
0812968581
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| Publication Info: |
N/A
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| Author: |
Toland, J
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| Unit Cost: |
$21.95
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| Book Title: |
West Point Atlas for the Second World War, Asia and the Pacific
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| ISBN: |
0757001637
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| Publication Info: |
N/A
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| Author: |
Griess, Thomas
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| Unit Cost: |
$26.95
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| Book Title: |
Midway : The Battle that Doomed Japan, the Japanese Navy's Story
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| ISBN: |
1557504288
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| Publication Info: |
Bluejacket Books
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| Author: |
Fuchida, Mitsuo / Okumiya, Masatake
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| Unit Cost: |
$21.95
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