The Naval Battles for Guadalcanal 1942: Clash for Supremacy in the Pacific, Paperback - Mark Stille

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

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 ...

Reducere. The Struggle for Guadacanal, August 1942-February 1943, Volume 5 in the series, covers the six major engagements in the waters surrounding Guadalca...

DescriptionThis new title tells the story of Japan's long-range air campaign to destroy the "Cactus Air Force" on Guadalcanal, why Henderson Field ...

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...

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

Reducere. Clash of Fleets is an operational history that records every naval engagement fought between major surface warships during World War I. Much more t...

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...

Reducere. An up-close look at the battles of World War II for kids ages 8 to 12Help kids learn all about World War II--right from the front lines. This fasci...

Reducere. The second part of H. P. Willmott's three-volume history of the war in the Pacific, this work tells how Japan arrived at a situation in which war w...

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 ...

Highly illustrated account of the major naval battles fought in the Pacific and Far East during the Second World War.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books L...

Focusing on transformation and continuity over time in Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa, among others, contributors assert that kinship is a lived and living...

Reducere. Recounts the role of the United States in World War II at sea, from encounters in the Atlantic before the country entered the war to the surrender ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Mark (Author) StilleIllustration(s): Colour illustrations throughout, including 2d maps, photographs...

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

Reducere. This remarkable memoir tells the compelling story of the near-mythic British district officer who helped shape the first great Allied counteroffens...

Although most people associate the term D-Day with the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944, it is military code for the beginning of any offensive op...

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

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. Today only a select few know firsthand what it is like to feel their ship shudder from the blast of their own guns, watch enemy guns flash back, an...

A path-breaking history of how the United States superseded Great Britain as the preeminent power in the Middle East, with urgent lessons for the p...

A masterful account of a vital four months in the bloody battle for the Pacific, giving fresh insights into the Guadalcanal and Solomons campaign, ...

Reducere. "This book celebrates without apology the fact that indigenous spirituality lives and breathes in our Pacific person and personhood. In so doing, i...

Reducere. No previous book has been devoted to Marine Corps armor in World War II. Gilbert's gripping narrative combines exhaustive detail on Marine armor an...

Firsthand accounts from young officers and men draw a vivid picture of the war at sea and off the beaches.Publisher: The University Press of Kentuc...

A masterful account of a vital five months in the bloody battle for the Pacific, giving fresh insights into the Guadalcanal and Solomons campaign, ...

Explores the events of the Wars of the Roses through the eyes of the key players. Discover the personalities behind the fight for the throne.Publis...

Christian theologians in the Pacific Islands see culture as the grounds on which one understands God. In this groundbreaking book, Matt Tomlinson e...

Reducere. THE US NAVY'S ON-THE-ROOF GANG: VOLUME 2 - WAR IN THE PACIFIC is an historical novel based on the unknown true-life story of the "On-The-Roof Gang....

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...

Reducere. Packed with more than a hundred color illustrations, maps, and timelines, this enlightening and provocative book on the South China Sea conflict is...

War and Resistance in the Philippines, 1942-1944 repairs the fragmentary and incomplete history of events in the Philippine Islands between the sur...

Provides an overview of climate change mitigation and adaptation priorities in the agriculture and land use sectors of countries in the Pacific, as...

Publisher: Stanford University PressAuthor(s): Michael R. JinNumber of pages: 248Collection: Asian AmericaPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 152 x 2...

Packed with beautiful illustrations and expert instruction, The Art of Painting Still Life in Acrylic is a comprehensive and indispensable resource...

DescriptionFollowing on from his hugely successful book Rising Sun, Falling Skies, Jeffrey R. Cox tells the gripping story of the first Allied offe...

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...

The story of a monumental battle, as Ford and Ferrari vied for racing supremacy at Le Mans during the 1960s. Following the development of Ford's GT...

Reviews the state of play in implementation of trade facilitation and paperless trade in the Asia and the Pacific region. This report also provides...

Reducere. After the attack on Pearl Harbor on Decvember 7, 1941, the United States Navy had no major fleet to battle the Japanese drive across the Pacific. I...

Hailed as one of the finest examples of aviation research, this comprehensive 1984 study presents a detailed and scrupulously accurate operational ...

A detailed and comprehensive study of the carrier formations of the Pacific War, including their origins, development, and key battles from the Cor...

In 1942 the US War department disributed a handbook to American Servicemen advising them on the peculiarities 'of the British, their country and th...

Latest in what has proved a popular series of publications, this pithy guide captures the essence of Australia and its people, their humour and voc...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Aaron L. FriedbergThere may be no denying China's growing economic strength, but its impact on the global balance of power ...

Reducere. The previous edition of Plains to the Pacific won a national award in the Spiritual and Inspirational category with IndieReader in 2017. The emerge...

As the Pacific War approached a crescendo, the clashes between swarming US Navy carrier aircraft, and the gigantic Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Yam...

The story of the Imperial Japanese Army's victory over the British forces during World War II, focusing on the significance of the aerial campaign ...

The extraordinary sixty-thousand-year history of how the Pacific islands were settled.Publisher: Head of ZeusAuthor(s): Nicholas ThomasIllustration...