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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781434955906
Author : Gary A. Fisher
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1434908364
"While serving his country in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II, Merle Alan Fisher kept a meticulous account of his days, from his departure from the Norfolk Navy Yard in Virginia to the brutality of D-Day at Peleliu Island. At the Closing of a Day is the resulting document, showing the whole life of the ordinary serviceman, not only the horrors of battle but the pleasures of being on leave in Australia and receiving packages from home. A perfect companion piece to Richard Tregaskis's Guadalcanal Diary, Fisher's chronicle is an invaluable piece of history and a resource for anyone wanting to know more about the humble heroes of the Greatest Generation"--Back cover.
Author : Donald W. Boose,Combat Studies Institute
Publisher : www.Militarybookshop.CompanyUK
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 1907521089
Contains the definitive history of the extensive but little known U.S. Army amphibious operations during the Korean War, 1950-1953. Provides insights to modern planners crafting future joint or combined operations in that part of the world.Originally published in 2008. Illustrated.
Author : United States. Marine Corps
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : Korean War, 1950-1953
ISBN : LCCN:55060727
Author : Lida Mayo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : LCCN:47046404
Author : Harry C Thomson,Lida Mayo,Center of Military History
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1021502219
This excellent book provides comprehensive insights into the history, organization, and work of the Ordnance Department in the United States. The book provides a detailed account of the procurement and supply chain process and the personnel and equipment required to support the US military. With detailed information on the department's operations and contributions to military operations, this book is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of the US military. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : United States. Marine Corps. 9th Regiment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : WISC:89058523721
Author : United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : Indian soldiers
ISBN : UOM:39015019792475
The material in this pamphlet was collected for the 1945 Memorial Number of 'Indians at Work', before the magazine was discontinue because of the paper shortage. ...
Author : United States. Marine Corps Reserve
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Electronic
ISBN : LCCN:66062598
Author : Bruce Henderson
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780062325082
From the New York Times bestselling author of Sons and Soldiers comes the incredible true story of one of the greatest military rescues of all time, the 1945 World War II prison camp raid at Los Baños in the Philippines—a tale of daring, courage, and heroism that joins the ranks of Ghost Soldiers, Unbroken, and The Boys of Pointe du Hoc. In February 1945, as the U.S. victory in the Pacific drew nearer, the Japanese army grew desperate, and its soldiers guarding U.S. and Allied POWs more sadistic. Starved, shot and beaten, many of the 2,146 prisoners of the Los Baños prison camp in the Philippines—most of them American men, women and children—would not survive much longer unless rescued soon. Deeply concerned about the half-starved and ill-treated prisoners, General Douglas MacArthur assigned to the 11th Airborne Division a dangerous rescue mission deep behind enemy lines that became a deadly race against the clock. The Los Baños raid would become one of the greatest triumphs of that war or any war; hailed years later by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Colin Powell: “I doubt that any airborne unit in the world will ever be able to rival the Los Baños prison raid. It is the textbook operation for all ages and all armies.” Combining personal interviews, diaries, correspondence, memoirs, and archival research, Rescue at Los Baños tells the story of a remarkable group of prisoners—whose courage and fortitude helped them overcome hardship, deprivation, and cruelty—and of the young American soldiers and Filipino guerrillas who risked their lives to save them.
Author : Harold Whittle 1893-1966 Blakeley
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1022882937
Drawing on official records, personal accounts, and photographs, this book tells the story of one of the U.S. Army's most storied divisions during the Second World War. From the beaches of Normandy to the jungles of the Pacific, it is a gripping tale of courage and sacrifice. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Dale E. Floyd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Coast defenses
ISBN : UIUC:30112004762941
Author : Tom Brokaw
Publisher : Random House
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2000-02-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780375504624
The instant classic that changed the way we saw World War II and an entire generation of Americans, from the beloved journalist whose own iconic career has lasted more than fifty years. In this magnificent testament to a nation and her people, Tom Brokaw brings to life the extraordinary stories of a generation that gave new meaning to courage, sacrifice, and honor. From military heroes to community leaders to ordinary citizens, he profiles men and women who served their country with valor, then came home and transformed it: Senator Daniel Inouye, decorated at the front, fighting prejudice at home; Martha Settle Putney, one of the first black women to serve in the newly formed WACs; Charles Van Gorder, a doctor who set up a MASH-like medical facility in the middle of battle, then opened a small clinic in his hometown; Navy pilot and future president George H. W. Bush, assigned to read the mail of the enlisted men under him, who says that in doing so he “learned about life”; and many other laudable Americans. To this generation that gave so much and asked so little, Brokaw offers eloquent tribute in true stories of everyday heroes in extraordinary times. Praise for The Greatest Generation “Moving . . . a tribute to the members of the World War II generation to whom we Americans and the world owe so much.”—The New York Times Book Review “Full of wonderful, wrenching tales of a generation of heroes. Tom Brokaw reminds us what we are capable of as a people. An inspiring read for those who wish their spirits lifted.”—Colin L. Powell “Offers welcome inspiration . . . It is impossible to read even a few of these accounts and not be touched by the book’s overarching message: We who followed this generation have lived in the midst of greatness.”—The Washington Times “Entirely compelling.”—The Wall Street Journal
Author : Robert M. Neer
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674075474
Napalm, incendiary gel that sticks to skin and burns to the bone, came into the world on Valentine’s Day 1942 at a secret Harvard war research laboratory. On March 9, 1945, it created an inferno that killed over 87,500 people in Tokyo—more than died in the atomic explosions at Hiroshima or Nagasaki. It went on to incinerate sixty-four of Japan’s largest cities. The Bomb got the press, but napalm did the work. After World War II, the incendiary held the line against communism in Greece and Korea—Napalm Day led the 1950 counter-attack from Inchon—and fought elsewhere under many flags. Americans generally applauded, until the Vietnam War. Today, napalm lives on as a pariah: a symbol of American cruelty and the misguided use of power, according to anti-war protesters in the 1960s and popular culture from Apocalypse Now to the punk band Napalm Death and British street artist Banksy. Its use by Serbia in 1994 and by the United States in Iraq in 2003 drew condemnation. United Nations delegates judged deployment against concentrations of civilians a war crime in 1980. After thirty-one years, America joined the global consensus, in 2011. Robert Neer has written the first history of napalm, from its inaugural test on the Harvard College soccer field, to a Marine Corps plan to attack Japan with millions of bats armed with tiny napalm time bombs, to the reflections of Phan Thi Kim Phuc, a girl who knew firsthand about its power and its morality.
Author : Constance McLaughlin Green,Harry C. Thomson,Peter C. Roots
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : IND:30000159458508
