Tower of Skulls: A History of the Asia-Pacific War: July 1937-May 1942 - Richard B. Frank

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...

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

``This booklet, based on original materials culled from archives in the United States and in the Russian Federation, treats a little known aspect o...

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

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

Reducere. Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, 22 July 1942 1 May 1944, Volume 6 in the series, examines the drive up from Guadalcanal and New Guinea to the takin...

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

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

Reducere. This book takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the history of a region from the perspective of the interactions that occurred on and w...

Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): Charmaine ChanIllustration(s): With over 270 illustrationsNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimens...

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

Publisher: Stenlake PublishingAuthor(s): John ReidIllustration(s): 75 black & white photographsNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2014Dimensions...

Publisher: Leonaur LtdAuthor(s): Richard B IrwinNumber of pages: 420Publication date: 2009Dimensions: 217 x 139 x 26Cover type: Paperback / softbac...

Reducere. Beginning with a look at the readiness of the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy and the United States armed forces, this book gives a detailed accoun...

Introduces FAO's work on biodiversity mainstreaming in Asia and the Pacific, focusing particularly on biodiversity-friendly practices that could be...

Demographic transition, along with the economic and geopolitical re-emergence of Asia, are two of the largest forces shaping the twenty-first centu...

DescriptionIllustrated with detailed artworks of Japanese aircraft and their markings, Japanese Aircraft of World War II is a detailed guide to all...

DescriptionMay 1937 saw the defeat of one of the most advanced revolutions in modern history. In Insurrection, Agust n Guillam n explains how and w...

The Tower of London holds almost a thousand years' worth of secrets The Tower of London draws more than 2 million visitors a year Almost 1, 000 yea...

"Third edition published by Routledge 2011"--T.p. verso.

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...

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

This edited collection is the first to comprehensively consider the role that litigation can play in galvanizing climate action in countries includ...

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...

DescriptionThe only survivor of a brutal battle, driven by a desperate need to see his family again... Rome, 107 BC. Quintus Sertorius fought while...

Reducere. DescriptionRome, 105 B.C. One of the only survivors of Rome's most crushing military defeat, Quintus Sertorius is thrust back into the fray against...

Reducere. This is the definitive narrative history of the people, politics, and events of the Second World War - the epic conflict that shaped the modern wor...

The Ketty Jay and her crew make their final stand in the stand-alone conclusion to this addictive, compelling series.

Whisked away by his old adversaries, the Perfumed Pirates of Perfidy, Charlie is put to work aboard their new galleon. A terrible battle ensues as ...

The courts can play a role in addressing issues of inequality, discrimination and gender injustice for women. The feminisation of the judiciary is ...

The monumental battles of World War II's Eastern Front--Moscow, Stalingrad, Kursk--are etched into the historical record. But there is another, hid...

Reducere. An introduction to the history of the Civil War for kids ages 6 to 9 The United States was not always united. On December 20, 1860, South Carolina ...

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 ...