Twenty-five Best World War Two SitesFollow the footsteps of history with the world's first and only comprehensive guide covering the entire Pacific Theater. Directions to everything from jungle relics and city museums to landing beaches and hallowed battlefields. More than 500 individual points of interest and detailed histories. With maps of all sites and more than 40 color photos. In-depth travel information and Insider tips. Accommodations close to major sites and spectacular beaches. Never before documented sites. For the casual traveler or dedicated war buff, this unique, all-encompassing guide is an essential part of any trip to Asia or the Pacific. Meticulous, up-to-date research makes getting to sites easy, leaving plenty of time to enjoy the beaches and other fabled attractions of some of the most beautiful islands and vibrant cities in the world. |
Contents
Corregidor | 10 |
Singapore | 18 |
Saipan | 28 |
Hiroshima | 36 |
PeleliuPalau | 44 |
Solomon Islands | 54 |
Aleutian Islands UnalaskaDutch Harbor | 66 |
Okinawa | 78 |
Tinian | 142 |
Kanchanaburi | 150 |
Chuuk Truk | 160 |
Manila | 168 |
Guam | 178 |
Nanjing | 188 |
Bataan | 196 |
Emiej Island | 204 |
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aircraft airfield Airport Aleutian Allied American Atoll Atomic Bomb attack base Bataan battle Beach boat bomber building bunker campaign caves Cemetery Chuuk command concrete Corregidor Daily Death March defense dirt road dive east Emiej fighter flight forces GETTING TO/AROUND Guadalcanal Guam guns hill Hiroshima Hotel invasion Jaluit Japan Japanese Japanese soldiers Japanese troops jungle Kanchanaburi kilometers Kodiak Kwajalein Lagoon land Leyte located MacArthur Main Road Majuro Manila Marine Marker Marshall Islands Memorial Park miles military monument Museum Nagasaki Nanjing National naval Okinawa operates p.m. Closed Pacific Pacific War Pearl Harbor Peleliu Philippines planes plaque Port Moresby Rabaul relics remains Resort restaurants rooms Route Saipan Seabees ships shrine Singapore Solomon Islands Station surrender Tacloban City tanks Tarawa Tinian tion Tokyo tour trail trip U.S. Army U.S. Navy visitors walk World World War II wrecks yards