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  • The Gilbert and Ellice Islands—Pacific War

    de Jim Moran ...
    Series series Images of War
    A pictorial history of US assaults on these Japanese-occupied islands during World War II.This book in the Images of War series covers the dramatic events that befell both the Gilbert and Ellice Pacific island groups using a wealth of photos and informed text. Soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the Gilbert Islands were occupied by the Japanese, who built a seaplane base at ... Leer más

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  • Battle of Peleliu, 1944

    Three Days That Turned into Three Months

    de Jim Moran ...
    After the Allies had defeated the Japanese in the Solomons and the Dutch East Indies, the capture of the Philippines became General MacArthur's next objective. For this offensive to succeed, MacArthur felt compelled to secure his eastern flank by seizing control of the Palau Islands, one of which was Peleliu. The task of capturing this island, and the enemy airfield on it, was initially handed to ... Leer más

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  • U.S. Marine Corps Uniforms and Equipment in World War II

    de Jim Moran ...
    The United States Marine Corps was one of the phenomena of the Second World War. Greatly expanded from its prewar order of battle of scattered defense battalions, overseas garrisons and ship detachments, it became a multi-division force bearing the brunt of the hardest fighting across the whole vast expanse of the Pacific theater of operations. In August 1942 Marines were among the first to strike ... Leer más

    $20.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • U.S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve

    'They Are Marines': Uniforms and Equipment in World War II

    de Jim Moran ...
    The little known story of these female reservists and the role they played in WWII, packed with photos.When US Marine Commandant Maj. Gen. Thomas Holcomb announced the formation of what became the US Marine Corps' Women's Reserve, legend has it, the portrait of one of his predecessors fell off the wall and crashed to the floor—in disbelief. The women were called "Lady Leathernecks," among other ... Leer más

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  • Wake Island 1941

    A battle to make the gods weep

    de Jim Moran ...
    Series Libro 144 - Campaign
    An illustrated examination of the daring last stand by a collection of marines, sailors, and other service personnel on Wake Island in World War II - one of the legendary stories of American military history.On the same day that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, they also launched air attacks on Wake Island, an American marine and naval base in the Pacific. Three days later a Japanese invasion ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

  • Peleliu 1944

    The forgotten corner of hell

    Series Libro 110 - Campaign
    A highly-illustrated examination of the controversial battle for Peleliu.Equalling Tarawa, Iwo Jima and Okinawa in scale and ferocity, Peleliu has long been regarded as the Pacific War's “forgotten battle”, and perhaps one that should never have been fought. A massive carrier-based attack some weeks before the invasion destroyed all aircraft and shipping in the area and virtually isolated the ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

  • Peleliu 1944

    The forgotten corner of hell

    Series Libro 110 - Campaign
    A highly-illustrated examination of the controversial battle for Peleliu.Equalling Tarawa, Iwo Jima and Okinawa in scale and ferocity, Peleliu has long been regarded as the Pacific War's “forgotten battle”, and perhaps one that should never have been fought. A massive carrier-based attack some weeks before the invasion destroyed all aircraft and shipping in the area and virtually isolated the ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD

  • The Pacific War

    From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa

    Meticulous detail and insightful analysis combine with a gripping chronological narrative to provide the essential guide to the Pacific Theater of World War II.On December 7, 1941, Japanese fighter planes appeared from the clouds above Pearl Harbor and fundamentally changed the course of history; with this one surprise attack the previously isolationist America was irrevocably thrown into World ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Perspectives on Flourishing in Schools

    Series series
    This book provides perspectives and insights across the educational system for how we might move toward living out this wish in all schools. The chapters provide perspectives on fundamental questions that have been guiding recent research on wellbeing in schools: How do school communities flourish together? How does supporting educator wellbeing connect to teaching, learning, leading in schools? ... Leer más

    $121.99 USD

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  • The Battle of Iwo Jima

    The Fight for the Pacific, 1945

    de Andrew Rawson ...
    On 19 February 1945, Operation Detachment began with US marine forces storming Iwo Jima, aiming to capture the island and its airfields. This was the first campaign on Japanese soil and would result in some of the fiercest fighting in the Pacific. A brutal example of war at all costs, the defending garrison fought to almost the last man; it was a fight they couldn't hope to win against the ... Leer más

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  • The Road to Victory

    From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa

    No war has tested the resolve of the American people and her fighting men as did the battles in the Pacific. This book is a visual testament to the key battles fought in the Pacific.On December 7, 1941, as the Japanese dived out of the clouds above Pearl Harbor, America's future was fundamentally altered. Ever since the first world conflict, the United States had resisted the temptation to be ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

  • Islands of Destiny

    The Solomons Campaign and the Eclipse of the Rising Sun

    de John Prados ...
    The Battle of Midway is traditionally held as the point when Allied forces gained advantage over the Japanese. In Islands of Destiny, acclaimed historian and military intelligence expert John Prados points out that the Japanese forces quickly regained strength after Midway and continued their assault undaunted.Taking this surprising fact as the start of his inquiry, he began to investigate how and ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD