Unknown Valor: A Story of Family, Courage, and Sacrifice from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima, Paperback - Martha MacCallum

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.In honor of the 75th Anniversary of one of the most critical battles of World War II, the popular primetime Fox News anch...

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

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Description2014 Military Writers Society Bronze Award Winner in the History Category Every war continues to dwell in the lives it touched, in the l...

Reducere. Ninety-eight-year-old Ginny McAllister's last wish is for her granddaughter to complete a treasure hunt containing clues to her past. Clues that re...

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When the smoke cleared on Iwo Jima in March 1945, 19, 000 American Marines had been wounded and 7, 000 were dead, a casualty rate of nearly 39 perc...

DescriptionIn an inspiring story of valor and the making of a hero, Florent Groberg--who grew up in France and emigrated to the US--becomes the fir...

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Reducere. The following letters were handwritten by Dad, William Walter (Billy) Doar. Many were written from the war zone off the Pacific Island of Iwo Jima,...

Reducere. This powerful story documents the Battle of Iwo Jima from the perspective of extraordinary navy corpsman George Wahlen. After decades of silence, t...

Reducere. Revisit the definitive book on Pearl Harbor in advance of the 75th anniversary (December 7, 2016) of the "date which will live in infamy" At 7: 53 ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Dan KingFirsthand accounts from Japanese WWII soldiers, sailors and pilots who fought in the battle for Iwo Jima and surviv...

Reducere. The December 7, 1941, surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the subsequent detention and internment of America citizens of Japanese ancest...

Reducere. DescriptionThe battle of Iwo Jima was one of the bloodiest campaigns of WWII. Under the command of Lt. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, the Japanese ...

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