{"product_id":"world-war-ii-sea-war-volume-16","title":"World War II Sea War, Volume 16:","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Volume 16, covering January through April 1945, we see the AlliesÕ final struggles against Nazi Germany and the last major battles against Japan.\u003cbr\u003e\nEUROPEAN THEATRE\u003cbr\u003e\nUS Navy and Royal Navy warships defend the Atlantic Ocean against the last German U-boat attacks.\u003cbr\u003e\nGermany stages a massive evacuation of civilians from East Prussia against Russian submarine attacks.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Allies hold a meeting at Yalta, Russia, where they decided the fate of Poland and established four occupation zones for post-war Germany. The Allies reiterate their demand that Germany and Japan surrender unconditionally.\u003cbr\u003e\nAs the Allies press into Germany, Adolf Hitler commits suicide and his successor, Admiral Donitz, asks for a cease fire.\u003cbr\u003e\nGerman troops in Italy sign a cease fire and agree to surrender in early May.\u003cbr\u003e\nCHINA, BURMA AND INDIA THEATRE\u003cbr\u003e\nBritish and Indian troops land along the Arakan Coast supported by the Royal Navy during the liberation of Burma.\u003cbr\u003e\nGerman U-boats attempt to return to Germany from the Indian Ocean.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Japanese make one last desperate offensive against US airfields in China.\u003cbr\u003e\nAllied troops force Japanese troops from Burma.\u003cbr\u003e\nPACIFIC THEATRE\u003cbr\u003e\nThe US Third Fleet attacks Japanese shipping in the South and East China Seas.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe US Seventh Fleet fights against heavy kamikaze attacks to land the US Sixth Army on Luzon. \u003cbr\u003e\nUS and Filipino guerrilla forces begin liberating the smaller Philippine Islands from Japanese occupation.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe British Pacific Fleet joins the US Fifth Fleet against massive Japanese kamikaze attacks off Okinawa.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe US mining campaign brings Japanese ship movements to a halt and makes the situation in Japan desperate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksWholesale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44274411372705,"sku":"9781937470319","price":88.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/5j8r8m-front-shortedge-384.jpg?v=1714064699","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/world-war-ii-sea-war-volume-16","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}