Full name: The Rising Sun in the Pacific: 1931-April 1942

Author: Samuel Eliot Morison Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Amazon Goodreads ISBNs: 9781591145493 159114549X

The third volume of Morison's History of the United States Naval Operations in World War II examines the incidents that began the Pacific war and Japan's internal conflicts, drawing on data secured in Japan. It then presents a detailed account of Pearl Harbor and discusses the Philippines, Wake Island, the Malay Barrier, and carrier strikes, among other subjects.