The U.S. and the War in the Pacific, 1941-45, Paperback - J. Charles Schencking

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 &...

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

DescriptionThe significance of the Second World War and its relevance to the lives of so many, has generated a legacy of published material on the ...

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...

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

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

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...

Reducere. The new breed of American fast aircraft carriers could make thirty-three knots, and each carried almost one hundred strike aircraft. Brought togeth...

Written by a renowned expert, this is the most detailed account to date of the fast carrier strike force, the force that brought Japan to its knees...

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

DescriptionIn the aftermath of the Winter War, Finland found itself drawing ever closer to Nazi Germany and eventually took part in Operation Barba...

In the iconography of the Peninsular War of 1808-14, women are well represented - both as heroines, such as Agustina Zaragosa Domenech, and as vict...

The narrator of The War of the Worlds is quick to discover that what appeared to be a falling star was, in fact, a metallic cylinder landing from M...

Successfully cover Unit Group 2 with the right amount of depth and pace. This bespoke series from the leading History publisher follows our proven ...

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...

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. 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. DescriptionThe Last Corpsman, chronicles the life of John I. Unger from his birth in Austria in 1920, his immigration to the US, joining the Navy, ...

Reducere. Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 and events on the Eastern Front that same year were pivotal to the history of World War II...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Dusan BabacNumber of pages: 48Collection: Men-at-ArmsPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 329 x 248 x 9...

Reducere. The Second World War is one of the most significant conflicts in history, but for seven decades our understanding of the war has remained mostly fi...

Reducere. Bestselling historian Andrew Nagorski "brings keen psychological insights into the world leaders involved" (Booklist) during 1941, the critical yea...

DescriptionThis is the fully-illustrated story of the Royal Navy's escort carriers which battled against deadly U-Boats during the Battle of the At...

This comprehensive and fascinating title describes and illustrates the armies of Japan's Asian allies in World War II, and includes rare and previo...

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

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. 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. 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...

Reducere. "Masterly. . . . A triumph of vivid description, telling anecdotes, and informed analysis." --The New York Review of Books "Britain's finest contem...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Bill YenneIllustration(s): 16pp plate section in b&wNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2021Dimens...

Reducere. Like their heavy cruiser brethren, the light cruisers built by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the build-up to WWII paid little more than lip service...

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

Reducere. The war is a war of machines; it will be won on the assembly line. - Lord Beaverbrook, Minister of Aircraft Production Just as vital as the battle ...

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

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...

Ernst Junger, one of twentieth-century Germany's most important and controversial writers, faithfully kept a journal during the Second World War in...

Reducere. In June 1944, the United States launched a crushing assault on the Japanese navy in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The capture of the Mariana Is...

Reducere. 'Mr. MacDonald's knowledge, perception, and insight, together, with his narrative power and grace, are impressive. The best and most readable accou...

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

Reducere. At the age of twenty-six, Maarten Troost--who had been pushing the snooze button on the alarm clock of life by racking up useless graduate degrees ...

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. Worldwide supplies of sugar and cotton were impacted dramatically as the U.S. Civil War dragged on. New areas of production entered these lucrative...

This detailed volume offers a comprehensive guide to the uniforms and equipment of the little known Croatian units that fought alongside Nazi Germa...

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. 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. *Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The spy novel emerged from the intrigues of the mid-20th centu...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The spy novel emerged from the intrigues of the mid-20th centu...

Reducere. Once the East African Campaign was concluded, some of the SAAF Fighter Squadrons, operating in Ethiopia and Sudan, moved north to Egypt to partake ...

Publisher: Edinburgh University PressAuthor(s): Regina MuhlhauserIllustration(s): 36 B/W illustrationsTranslator: Jessica SpenglerNumber of pages: ...

The illustrated diary of Japanese Navy floatplane pilot Warrant Officer Nemoto Kumesako, dating from the early months of the Pacific War, presented...