Publisher's Synopsis
The Year is 1942.
Imperial Japan has conquered most of the Pacific in a blitzkrieg campaign that stunned the world. The Dutch East Indies, The Philippines, New Guinea, New Britain, Hawaii, the Fidji's, and countless other territories have fallen. And the Japanese are not done. They are preparing new campaigns of conquest toward Burma and Australia. Will the Allies be able to stop the Imperial tide from overwhelming Asia? After disastrous defeats and catastrophic losses, the Americans are regrouping at last. First, out of their San Diego Naval Base on the West coast is gathering a large fleet, poised to liberate the Hawaiian Islands, first step into the liberation of the Pacific. Facing them is the might of the Imperial Japanese Navy under strategic mastermind Isoroku Yamamoto. In Australia, famous American General Douglas MacArthur is organizing Allied forces and putting some spine into what must be the last line of defense against Japanese aggression. The battle will be fierce. And it has already started, engulfing New Guinea near Port Moresby and the Kokoda Trail. The US Navy also sailed a relied fleet to help the beleaguered Aussies. A clash of epic proportions cannot be avoided in the Coral Sea, as Japan is dead set on conquering Australia. This is the story of the Pacific War.
