Pacific War series
| Author |
Newt Gingrich William R. Forstchen |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Alternate history novel |
| Publisher | Thomas Dunne Books |
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Publication date
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May 15, 2007 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 384 |
| ISBN | |
| OCLC | 85830772 |
| 813/.54 22 | |
| LC Class | PS3557.I4945 P43 2007 |
| Followed by | Days Of Infamy |
| Author |
Newt Gingrich William R. Forstchen |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Alternate history novel |
| Publisher | Thomas Dunne Books |
|
Publication date
|
April 29, 2008 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 384 |
| ISBN | |
| Preceded by | Pearl Harbor |
The Pacific War is a series of alternate history novels written by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen with Albert S. Hanser. The series deals with the Pacific War between the United States of America and the Empire of Japan. The point of divergence is the decision of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, commander-in-chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet, to take personal command of the 1st Air Fleet for the attack on Pearl Harbor, rather than delegate it to Adm. Chūichi Nagumo.
The first novel, Pearl Harbor: A Novel of December 8th, covers the background up through the attack on the United States Navy base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ("December 8th" is the date in Japan, on the west side of the International Date Line; the local time was December 7.)
The novel begins in Japan in 1934 where Lieutenant Commander James Watson of the US Navy and his equally-ranked friend Cecil Stanford of the British Royal Navy are guests of the Etajima Naval Academy, witnessing the harsh, aggressive training of recruits. They meet friendly young Lieutenant Mitsuo Fuchida of the Imperial Navy and the three discuss the growing military strength of Japan and the increasing political tensions across the Pacific.
In 1936, Stanford makes his report of his impressions of Japanese culture and their military & political ambitions to Winston Churchill. Back in Japan, Fuchida and Commander Genda Minoru formulate the new naval doctrines in which air-power will supersede the Battleship as the prime weapon of the Imperial Fleet.
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