Truk 1944-45: the Destruction of Japan's Central Pacific Bastion

Lardas, Mark (2021). Truk 1944-45: the Destruction of Japan's Central Pacific Bastion. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. ISBN 978-1-4728-4585-6 978-1-4728-4586-3.

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Abstract: “Truk 1944-45: the Destruction of Japan’s Central Pacific Bastion” discusses the strategic significance and the destruction of Truk, a fortified base in the Central Pacific held by Japan during World War II. The text is organized into several sections including an introduction, a detailed chronology of events, an analysis of both the attackers’ and defenders’ capabilities, the objectives of the campaign against Truk, the execution of the campaign itself, and a discussion of the aftermath and analysis of the even