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HELL IS UPON US D-DAY IN THE PACIFIC JUNE - AUGUST 1944
Book Type: C By Victor Brooks. Another "D-Day," the initial amphibious assault on the Marianas Islands in the Pacific, which began just nine days after the Normandy landings. The conquest of the Marianas ensured American supremacy in the central Pacific, crippled Japanese air and naval power, and left the Japanese home islands vulnerable to devastating B-29 attacks. Brooks is a professor and the author of several works on military history. He has written a detailed but very readable chronicle of a campaign notable not only for the heroism of its participants on both sides but also for the raw savagery of battle in which atrocities were common. Brooks provides cogent explanations of the broad strategic objectives of both Japanese and American military planners. He also offers a compelling portrait of Admiral Ernest King, the chief of naval operations. This opinionated, profane, and confrontational sailor was a brilliant naval strategist who has rarely received the acclaim he deserves. This is an excellent account of a campaign that guaranteed final victory in the Pacific theater. 354 pp. 
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