Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943

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An engrossing, epic history of the US Army in the Pacific War Out here, mention is seldom seen of the achievements of the Army ground troops, wrote one officer in the fall of 1943, whereas the Marines are blown up to the skies Even today, the Marines are celebrated as the victors of the Pacific, a reflection of a well deserved reputation for valor Yet the majority of fighting and dying in the war against Japan was done not by Marines but by unsung Army soldiers John C McManus, one of our most highly acclaimed historians of World War II, takes readers from Pearl Harbor a rude awakening for a military woefully unprepared for war to Makin, a sliver of coral reef where the Army was tested against the increasingly desperate Japanese In between were nearly two years of punishing combat as the Army transformed, at times unsteadily, from an undertrained garrison force into an unstoppable juggernaut, and America evolved from an inward looking nation into a global superpower At the pinnacle of this richly told story are the generals Douglas MacArthur, a military autocrat driven by his dysfunctional lust for fame and power Robert Eichelberger, perhaps the greatest commander in the theater yet consigned to obscurity by MacArthur s jealousy Vinegar Joe Stillwell, a prickly soldier miscast in a diplomat s role and Walter Krueger, a German born officer who came to lead the largest American ground force in the Pacific Enriching the narrative are the voices of men otherwise lost to history the uncelebrated Army grunts who endured stifling temperatures, apocalyptic tropical storms, rampant malaria and other diseases, as well as a fanatical enemy bent on total destruction This is an essential, ambitious book, the first of two volumes, a compellingly written and boldly revisionist account of a war that reshaped the American military and the globe and continues to resonate today. New Download [ Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943 ] author [ John C. McManus ] – kino-fada.fr I read very little of the United States Army s involvement in the Pacific War during World War II The Army fought certain battles in the Pacific, Butwas written about the United States Marine s involvement in the Pacific However, this was a good and interesting book about the U.S Army s involvement in the battles of the Pacific and the hardships they endured in the steamy jungles of New Guinea to the Bataan Death March and the POW camps at O Donnell and Cabanatuan This book gives I read very little of the United States Army s involvement in the Pacifi...John C McManus Fire and Fortitude The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941 1943 provides a different perspective of war in the Pacific Theater which is typically dominated by Navy Marine accounts at least from what I ve read McManus covers Army engagements from Pearl Harbor, the Philippines, Guadalcancal, China, New Guinea, the Aleutians, and the Gilbert Islands He describes military operations without delving into too many details The books covers non military action just as much as the John C McManus Fire and Fortitude The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941 1943 provides a different perspective of war in the Pacific Theater which is typically dominated by Navy Marine accounts at least from what I ve read McManus covers Army engagements from ...The author has written books detailing World War II with this one addressing the role the Army played in during the first half of the war It is well researched and written and is an interesting read He points out, as many authors have, the self centered ineptitude of Douglas McArthur which caused a much higher loss of life than necessary in the demise of the Phillipines I found the section about americans in Austraila an interesting chapter in dealing with understanding the english The author has written books detailing World War II with this one addressing the role the Army played in during the first half of the war It is well researched and written and is an interesting read He points out, as many authors have, the self centered ineptitude of Douglas McArthur which caused a much higher loss of life than necessary in the demise of the Phillipines I found the section about americans in Austraila an interesting chapter in dealing with understanding the english language as used by the Aussies He also describes the problems the Austrailians had in understanding those soldiers from the deep south.I recomend this book for those looking for a better understanding of the role the Army played in the war with Japan during the first half of the conflict.I received a free Kindle copy of this book courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher with the understanding that I would post a review on Net Galley, Goodreads,and my fict...McManus is an excellent writer and through extensive research has crafted a detailed and enjoyable read about the history of the Army in the Pacific conflict This book does not tell the full story of the Army in the Pacific, jusdt through 1943 With som...Superb narrative on everything about the US Army in the Pacific theatre of World War 2, covering the bombing of Pearl Harbour, until the taking of the Gilberts Makin Tarawa atolls McManus research is truly top drawer, and his attention to detail is up there with the best of them.His take on Dugout Doug was typical of what I read lately, ...A book that takes you through the beginnings of the war in the Pacific What the author focuses on is the Army s role and though most people think of the Pacific being fought by the Marines and the Navy the Army had a role in it as well You are brought through the fall of the Philippines, Bataan, Corregidor, though the 4th Marines would be the first ever to surrender they inflicted enough damage to the Japanese had to commit another division to the invasion and this would later delay their A book that takes you through the beginnings of the war in the Pacific What the author focuses on is the Army s role and though most people think of the Pacific being fought by the Marines and the Navy the Army had a ...This is not just a war history, it contains the opinion of the author of each of the generals from all sides who fought the battles in the Pacific Area of Operations He starts by describing the military situation in the Pacific just before the attack on Pearl Harbor, including how it was decided how to staff the Phillipine Islands, and the placement of the US Pacific Naval forces.He does his best but biasly to tell the actual history of General MacArthur as he described him as a This is not just a war history, it contains the opinion of the author of each of the generals from all sides who fought the battles in the Pacific Area of Operations He starts by describing the military situation in the Pacific just before the attack on Pearl Harbor, including how it was decided how to staff the Phillipine Islands, and the placement of the US Pacific Naval forces.He does his best but biasly to tell the actual history of General MacArthur as he described him as a megalomanical personality who wasinterested in how he was perceived by the public as opposed to taking the best care of his soldiers Having been given a Medal of Honor early in the war, he personally convinced authorities not to give the award to others under him so as to not devalue the MoH he had.MacArthur was never happy to have to share the accolades with anyone, and found the idea of the Navy and Marines island hopping so as to bring the Army Air Corp closer to the Home Islands of ...The US Army in the Pacific needs to be written about but unfortunately this author doesn t seem to capable of doing it objectively While he s to be commended for including the Army s defense of the Philippines in the opening chapters often skipped over , he concludes this chapter of his promised series on the su...An ambitious undertaking to give a deep look at the Pacific theatre of World War II But McManus has written an intense and thorough book covering the first two years of the Pacific War to be completed in a second volume Warning it is a long book and almost too detailed so it is a lot of absorb Despite that, it actually reads fairly easily I like the authors inclusion of different points of ...When most readers think of World War II in the Pacific Theater, they think of Pearl Harbor, Midway, and Guadalcanal which star the US Navy and Marines But the war would not have been won with out the US Army Fire and Fortitude tells the story of the US Army in the Pacific from the time of Pearl Harbor to the beginning of the march on Japan.John McManus divides the book in two sections Onslaught and Turnabout In Onslaught, the reader finds chapters on the P...

Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943
  • English
  • 16 September 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 624 pages
  • 0451475046
  • John C. McManus
  • Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943