U.S. ARMY DIVISIONS OF THE PACIFIC WAR

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Examines how the US Army played a decisive role in the Pacific War. The U.S. Army deployed 20 combat divisions to fight in the Pacific, including famous ones such as the 1st Cavalry Division and the 25th 'Tropic Lightning' Division. Most were infantry and included Regular, National Guard, and draftee divisions. The divisions were deployed and maneuvered by theater, field army, and corps commanders around the Pacific to engage and defeat the Japanese. Their quality and performance depended upon their resources, the geography and terrain on which they fought, experience, leadership, and organizational culture. This new history uses a narrative approach to describe and analyze each division's history, characteristics, and battles during the conflict, concluding with an assessment of their battlefield records, taking into account the innumerable factors affecting their combat performance.