{"product_id":"if-mahan-ran-the-great-pacific-war-an-analysis-of-world-war-ii-naval-strategy-hardback-9780253351050","title":"If Mahan Ran the Great Pacific War; An Analysis of World War II Naval Strategy (Hardback) 9780253351050","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIf Mahan Ran the Great Pacific War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Analysis of World War II Naval Strategy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn A. Adams (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253351050\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 July 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e472 pages, 2 b\u0026amp;w photos, 13 maps\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 3.1 cm, 0.835 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If 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\"—\u003ci\u003eDaily News, Bowling Green, KY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This 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\"—\u003ci\u003eAir Power History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\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\"—\u003ci\u003eMilitary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This book will be enjoyed by anyone who is interested in World War II history. Vol. 55, No. 2, Summer 2010\"—\u003ci\u003eNautical Research Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"There 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\"—\u003ci\u003eWork Boat World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Students 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\"—\u003ci\u003eNYMAS Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A very interesting, well—researched, well—written work with fine and fresh analysis of the Pacific War.\"—Eric Osborne, author of The Battle of Heligoland Bight\u003cbr\u003e \"John Adams is one of the most remarkable individuals I have met in the course of my long academic career. His knowledge of recent military doctrine, strategy, and operations, logistics, and tactics is as deep as any of my academic colleagues.\"—Malcolm Muir, author of Black Shoes and Blue Water: Surface Warfare in the United States Navy, 1945–1975\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlfred Thayer Mahan's \u003ci\u003eThe Influence of Sea Power upon History (1660–1783)\u003c\/i\u003e was one of the most influential books on military strategy in the first half of the 20th century. A core text in the naval war colleges of the United States, Britain, and Japan, Mahan's book shaped doctrine for the conduct of war at sea. Adams uses Mahan's ideas to discuss the great Pacific sea battles of World War II and to consider how well they withstood the test of actual combat. Reexamining the conduct of war in the Pacific from a single analytic viewpoint leads to some surprising conclusions about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Doolittle Raid, the Battle of the Coral Sea, the recapture of the Philippines, and the submarine war. Naval historians and armchair strategists alike will find much food for thought in these engrossing pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e List of Maps\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e 1. Sink Ten Ships and We Win the War!\u003cbr\u003e 2. Initial Japanese Strategic Choices\u003cbr\u003e 3. Pearl Harbor\u003cbr\u003e 4. Yamamoto Defies Mahan\u003cbr\u003e 5. Guadalcanal\u003cbr\u003e 6. Central versus South Pacific\u003cbr\u003e 7. Two Prongs Divide the Fleet\u003cbr\u003e 8. Decisive Combat in the Marianas\u003cbr\u003e 9. From Honolulu's Conference Table to Leyte's Mud\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Naval Campaign for the Philippines\u003cbr\u003e 11. Mahan and the Submariners\u003cbr\u003e 12. Dulling the Mighty Blade\u003cbr\u003e 13. B-San\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52695289037080,"sku":"9780253351050","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/if-mahan-ran-the-great-pacific-war-an-analysis-of-world-war-ii-naval-strategy-hardback-9780253351050","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}