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Toll, Ian W.
The conquering tide : war in the Pacific Islands, 1942/1944 /
Ian W. Toll. — First edition.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-393-08064-3 (hardcover)
1. World War, 1939–1945—Campaigns—Pacific Area. 2. World War, 1939–1945—Naval
operations, American. 3. World War, 1939–1945—Naval operations, Japanese. I. Title.
D767.T64 2015
940.54'26—dc23
2015009591
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