Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942

This volume chronicles aerial warfare in the South Pacific from December 1941 until March 1942, during which air operations by both sides became a ...

The U.S. and the War in the Pacific, 1941-1945 analyzes the Pacific War with a focus on America's participation in the conflict.Publisher: Taylor &...

In 1941, Britain stood alone. North Africa dominated the news. Bismarck sank Hood. Fortress Britain endured the Blitz. Russia was invaded. Japan wo...

Reducere. Throughout the World War II campaign in the Pacific, an ordinary seaman defied navy regulations by surreptitiously compiling a diary on scraps of p...

Reducere. In 1937 the swath of the globe from India to Japan contained half the world's population but only two nations with real sovereignty (Japan and Thai...

Reducere. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The extraordinary story of the World War II air, land, and sea campaign that brought the U.S. Navy to the apex of its s...

Reducere. By choice, chance and God's hand, I survived some extremely trying times in the Marine Corps during World War II.I decided not to get mired in the ...

Contributor(s): Author: Sean M. JudgeEditor: Jonathan M. HouseAuthor: Midway through 1942, Japanese and Allied forces found themselves fighting on ...

DescriptionThis second volume chronicles aerial warfare in the South Pacific for the two crucial months of March and April 1942 when a deadly strug...

South Pacific Air War Volume Four chronicles aerial warfare in the South Pacific in the critical period between 19 June and 8 September 1942. It ca...

Reducere. The definitive history of American war reporting in the Pacific theater of World War II, from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the atomic bombings of ...

Publisher: Tuttle PublishingAuthor(s): Jonathan ClementsIllustration(s): over 75 color and b&w photographs and mapsNumber of pages: 320Publication ...

Eighty years after the stunning and decisive battle, a revelatory new history of MidwayPublisher: PublicAffairs, U.S.Author(s): Steven McGregorIllu...

Pacific Profiles Volume Three illustrates, by squadron, USAAF Fifth Air Force and RAAF Douglas A-20 series medium bombers operating in New Guinea f...

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers IncAuthor(s): Elise HooperNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 134 x 201 x 27Cover type: Paper...

The battle for Guadalcanal that lasted from August 1942 to February 1943 was the first major American counteroffensive against the Japanese in the ...

Reducere. The respected British military historian H. P. Willmott presents the first of a three-volume appraisal of the strategic policies of the countries i...

Precise, factual appraisals of each stage of the battles, all of which are placed within its strategic context.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuth...

Reducere. December 8th, 1941 marked the start of the full-scale invasion of the Philippines during World War 2. With the surrender of the Bataan Peninsula an...

Reducere. I fought like mad as the Japanese stormed down the hill yelling "Malians you die, Malians you die." I emptied my rifle magazine, twice. Out of ammo...

The Ladybird Expert series is produced in the stylish, compact hardback format iconic in relation to vintage Ladybird releases, presenting accessib...

Reducere. This is a fascinating new account of how diplomacy and politics gave way to military strategy and warfare in the Pacific. Presenting previously unp...

Reducere. Discover Pacific Grove in a delightful new way--on foot In these pages, we'll explore walks, hikes and rambles taking you along the shoreline bluff...

In the build-up to World War II both the United States and Japan believed their battleships would play a central role in battle, but after the Paci...

Reducere. Travels in the Old Empires of the South-West Pacific East of Java, west of Tahiti and north of the Cape York peninsula of Australia lie the unknown...

DescriptionAleutians 1942-43 is the full story of the forgotten battle to liberate American soil from the Japanese during World War II.It is often ...

Reducere. This Band of Brothers for the Pacific is the gut-wrenching and ultimately triumphant story of the Marines' most ferocious--yet largely forgotten--b...

Reducere. The first US offensive of World War II began with no fanfare early on August 7, 1942. But, before it ended six months later with the first US land ...

Reducere. Under one cover, an edited collection of the best works by noted military historians on the importance of military logistics in World War II. *** P...

DescriptionDuring the first 10 months of the war in the Pacific, Japan achieved air supremacy with its carrier and land-based forces. After major s...

Reducere. New York Times Bestseller: A "virtually faultless" account of the last weeks of WWII in the Pacific from both Japanese and American perspectives (T...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Throughout the 1850s, Native peoples of the inland Northwest actively resisted white encroachments into their traditional territories. Tensions exp...

Reducere. "How They Won the War in the Pacific" provides a fascinating look at Naval Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and his subordinate leaders--fighting men unde...

Volume One of Pacific Profiles presents detailed profiles and descriptions of Japanese Army Air Force aircraft and units operating in New Guinea an...

This study provides a broad examination of historical memory of World War II. Focusing on the Asia Pacific region, the contributors analyze how the...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Mark (Author) StilleNumber of pages: 80Collection: DuelPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 247 x 185 x...

Reducere. In February 1942, Lieutenant General Thomas Holcomb, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, ordered the creation of a new unit designated the 1st Mari...