{"product_id":"9780451414823","title":"Islands of Destiny The Solomons Campaign and the Eclipse of the Rising Sun - Prados, John","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eIslands of Destiny The Solomons Campaign and the Eclipse of the Rising Sun\u003c\/u\u003e by Prados, John\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Penguin, 2013\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Battle of Midway is traditionally held as the point when Allied forces gained advantage over the Japanese. In Islands of Destiny, acclaimed historian and military intelligence expert John Prados points out that the Japanese forces quickly regained strength after Midway and continued their assault undaunted.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\nTaking this surprising fact as the start of his inquiry, he began to investigate how and when the Pacific tide turned in the Allies’ favor. Using archives of WWII intelligence reports from both sides, Prados offers up a compelling reassessment of the true turning in the Pacific: not Midway, but the fight for the Solomon Islands.\n\n\nCombat in the Solomons saw a series of surface naval battles, including one of the key battleship-versus-battleship actions of the war; two major carrier actions; daily air duels, including the aerial ambush in which perished the famous Japanese naval commander Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku; and many other hair-raising exploits. Commencing with the Allied invasion of Guadalcanal, Prados shows how and why the Allies beat Japan on the sea, in the air, and in the jungles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin, 2013","offers":[{"title":"Islands of Destiny The Solomons Campaign and the Eclipse of the Rising Sun \/ Very Good","offer_id":53375520309540,"sku":"9780451414823VG","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_40c3c610-790e-47b2-8fae-24d6febbddbd.jpg?v=1781793006","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780451414823","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}