The Pacific, Paperback

One of the most important battles of the Second World War. The four-day battle resulted in the loss of all four Japanese aircraft carriers, the US ...

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The Indo-Pacific is fast becoming the world's dominant region. As it grows in power and wealth, geopolitical competition has reemerged, threatening...

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Offers an account of the closing stages of the war against Japan, victory being due to the contribution of the British Pacific Fleet. This book is ...

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Herring are vital to the productivity and health of marine systems, and socio-ecologically Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) is one of the most imp...

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

A gritty, first-person account. ... One can hear Shaw's voice as if he were sitting beside you. --Wall Street JournalAn unforgettable soldier's-eye...

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

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Joshua SavalaIllustration(s): 12 b-w figures, 5 tablesNumber of pages: 248Publication date: 202...

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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYFINANCIAL TIMESFrom Robert D. Kaplan, named one of the world s Top 100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy ...

Reducere. *Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading"It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy so that it is not fough...

Today the Asia-Pacific region stands on the verge of major change, with centuries of western dominated regional order being seriously challenged an...

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DescriptionSoon after the American Revolution, certain of the founders began to recognize the strategic significance of Asia and the Pacific and th...

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Bringing together a team of cutting-edge researchers based in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Indo-Pacific countries, this book focuses on the tug of war bet...

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CONTENTS The Struggle for the Creation of a Social-Democratic Labour Party in Russia (1883 - 1901) Formation of the Russian Social-Democratic Labou...

DescriptionDuring the Pacific War between the U.S. and Imperial Japanese navies, the author's father, Francis Gelzheiser, deployed with Motor Torpe...

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The Pacific Ocean covers one-third of the earth's surface and encompasses many thousands of islands, which are home to numerous human societies and...

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