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Autor:
Reg Newell
In late January 1944 a force of New Zealand soldiers and Allied specialists undertook a daring behind the lines reconnaissance of the Japanese-held Green Islands of Papua New Guinea. The New Zealand Army's largest amphibious operation of World War II
Autor:
Allison Cobb
“Plastic is powerful and moving, a deep, personal exploration of the modern world.”—Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize recipient for The Making of the Atomic Bomb In Plastic: An Autobiography, Cobb's obsession with a large plastic car part leads he
Autor:
Jeffrey Cox
From popular Pacific Theatre expert Jeffrey R. Cox comes this insightful new history of the critical Guadalcanal and Solomons campaign at the height of World War II.Cox's previous book, Morning Star, Rising Sun, had found the US Navy at its absolute
Autor:
Jeffrey Cox
A comprehensive and dramatic re-telling of the Guadalcanal and Solomons naval campaign – the daring Allied offensive to protect Australia and the South Pacific from Japanese invasion.Following the disastrous Java Sea campaign, the Allies went on th
Autor:
Timothy Hall, John J. Sbrega
The 4 volumes in this set, originally published between 1980 and 1983, bring to light and focus on the conflict between Japan and Australia and Japan and the USA. Timothy Hall's volumes, richly illustrated with black & white photographs, used highly
Autor:
John J. Sbrega
With over 5,200 entries, this volume remains one of the most extensive annotated bibliographies on the USA's fight against Japan in the Second World War. Including books, articles, and de-classified documents up to the end of 1987, the book is organi
Autor:
Reg Newell
A force of New Zealanders and Americans invaded the Treasury Islands in the South Pacific on October 27, 1943, retaking them from their Japanese occupiers. Codenamed Operation Goodtime, the action marked the first time New Zealand forces took part in
Autor:
John C. Fredriksen
Covering more than two centuries of naval history, this chronology highlights the individuals and events that shaped one of the world's greatest fighting forces—the United States Navy.The United States Navy: A Chronology, 1775 to the Present showca
Autor:
Walter F. Bell
Because of their strategic location, the Philippines exercised a profound influence in the thinking of both Japanese and American strategists before and during World War II. A number of controversies surrounding the preparations for war, the initial