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30 produkter
Last Kamikaze
The Story of Admiral Matome Ugaki
Inbunden, 1993
1025 kr
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This is the story of a man and a Navy--Vice Admiral Matome Ugaki and the Imperial Japanese Navy. By 1945 the Imperial Navy was physically destroyed and Admiral Ugaki was given the task of defending the Japanese homeland against attack, and he sent hundreds of kamikazes against the American naval …
Hirohito
The Emperor and the Man
Inbunden, 1992
907 kr
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Hoyt's biography, taking advantage of recent posthumous revelations of a Japanese foreign service diplomat, portrays Hirohito as a man of peace held captive by his role in Japanese society and government . . . Library Journal A successful new book from a topnotch writer . . . Booklist . . . …
Backwater War
The Allied Campaign in Italy, 1943-1945
Inbunden, 2002
516 kr
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A year before the much-heralded second front was opened at Normandy in 1944, the Allies waged a campaign in Sicily and Italy—an assault that was marked by argument and dissent from beginning to end, highlighting the fundamental differences in strategic thinking between the Americans and the …
SEALs at War
E-bok, 2011
76 kr
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A look at the Navy SEALS describes their use by the military and discusses their experiences in such "theaters of operation" as Omaha Beach, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf. From the Paperback edition.
Macarthur's Navy
E-bok, 2012
236 kr
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Yet another in-depth military account from the prolific Hoyt. Focusing on the US Seventh Fleet, the author offers a vivid, authoritative log of key operations launched by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, commander of Allied forces in WW II''s Southwest Pacific theater. Starting in late 1943, to illustrate, …
199 Days
The Battle for Stalingrad
Häftad, 1999
159 kr
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An account of the battle for Stalingrad, a World War II conflict that cost over three million lives. The siege was a hinge upon which the course of history rested. Had the Red Army fallen, the Nazis would have occupied Russia. If the Germans had given way, Stalin would have painted Europe red.
Backwater War
The Allied Campaign in Italy, 1943-1945
E-bok, 2002
546 kr
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A year before the much-heralded second front was opened at Normandy in 1944, the Allies waged a campaign in Sicily and Italy—an assault that was marked by argument and dissent from beginning to end, highlighting the fundamental differences in strategic thinking between the Americans and the …
Last Kamikaze
The Story of Admiral Matome Ugaki
Häftad, 1993
414 kr
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This is the story of a man and a Navy--Vice Admiral Matome Ugaki and the Imperial Japanese Navy. By 1945 the Imperial Navy was physically destroyed and Admiral Ugaki was given the task of defending the Japanese homeland against attack, and he sent hundreds of kamikazes against the American naval …
Blue Skies and Blood
The Battle of the Coral Sea
Av Edwin P Hoyt
Häftad, 2011
194 kr
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The first definitive account of one of the most critical naval battles of World War II in the pacific. Spring 1942: Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, America was reeling under the successive Japanese victories at Singapore, Hong Kong, the Philippines and more. Desperate to stop what …
How They Won the War in the Pacific
Nimitz and His Admirals
Av Rear Admiral E. M. Eller, Edwin P. Hoyt
E-bok, 2011
302 kr
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This meticulous study is a concentrated look at naval admiral Chester W. Nimitz and his subordinate leaders—military men under stress—and the relationship of fighting admirals to their top leaders and one another. Bull Halsey, “the Patton of the Pacific,” could win a battle; ascetic and cultivated …
GI's War
American Soldiers in Europe During World War II
Häftad, 2000
267 kr
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The GI's War contains eyewitness accounts from ordinary young men, farm hands and factory workers, who had war thrust upon them and in the process became veteran soldiers. Their unsparing narratives, presented in their own words, capture the many emotions evoked by war. GIs and their commanding …
Stalin's War
Tragedy and Triumph, 1941-1945
Inbunden, 2003
351 kr
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The battlefields of the USSR witnessed the most devastating confrontations of World War II. In every one of those battles, Communist dictator Josef Stalin exercised his influence, meddling with (and executing) his generals, hurling unprepared armies into pure chaos, and meeting with his Western …
Hitler's War
Häftad, 2001
275 kr
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Here is World War II, the twentieth century's most destructive international conflict, from the unique perspective of its instigator and architect, German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler (1889-1945). Noted military historian Edwin P. Hoyt vivdly recreates Hitler's direction of the war, his bold gambles, …
Japan's War
The Great Pacific Conflict
Häftad, 2001
317 kr
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The many factors that led to Japan's participation in World War II, and the horrifying battles that resulted, come into focus in Japan's War: The Great Pacific Conflict. The book, which takes into account Japanese and Asian documents and scholarship in addition to American and European sources, …
Warlord
Tojo Against the World
Häftad, 2001
200 kr
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Vilified in the West as the Japanese equivalent of Hitler, Hideki Tojo (1884-1948) was in fact cut from very different cloth. Lacking the skills and charisma of a statesman, fueled by no apocalyptic visions, Tojo was an unimaginative soldier whose primary goals were to establish Japan's military …
U-Boat Wars
Häftad, 2002
250 kr
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The remarkably effective submarines (U-boats) of the German Navy devastated the Allies during the first part of World War II and very nearly brought British and American sea forces to their knees. Military historian Hoyt here describes the years when U-boat "wolf packs" under the command of Admiral …
Alamo
An Illustrated History
Häftad, 2003
351 kr
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Master historian Edwin P. Hoyt depicts with graphic and gripping detail the conflict between revolutionary Texas and the Mexican government determined to rule. In the first paperback edition of a highly acclaimed history, Hoyt describes the well-known historical facts of the revolution, the pivotal …
Alamo
An Illustrated History
E-bok, 2003
168 kr
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Master historian Edwin P. Hoyt depicts with graphic and gripping detail the conflict between revolutionary Texas and the Mexican government determined to rule. In the first paperback edition of a highly acclaimed history, Hoyt describes the well-known historical facts of the revolution, the pivotal …
Inferno
The Fire Bombing of Japan, March 9 - August 15, 1945
E-bok, 2000
302 kr
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Did the bombing of Japan''s cities—culminating in the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki—hasten the end of World War II? Edwin Hoyt, World War II scholar and author, argues against the U. S. justification of the bombing. In his new book, Inferno , Hoyt shows how the U. S. bombed without …
How They Won the War in the Pacific
Nimitz and His Admirals
Av Edwin P Hoyt, Rear Admiral E M Eller
Häftad, 2023
311 kr
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This meticulous study is a concentrated look at naval admiral Chester W. Nimitz and his subordinate leaders—military men under stress—and the relationship of fighting admirals to their top leaders and one another. Bull Halsey, “the Patton of the Pacific,” could win a battle; ascetic and cultivated …
Invasion Before Normandy
The Secret Battle of Slapton Sands
Häftad, 2024
306 kr
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A chronicle of one of WWII's most dramatic and secret operations.
Inferno
The Firebombing of Japan, March 9–August 15, 1945
Häftad, 2024
267 kr
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Did the bombing of Japan's cities—culminating in the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki—hasten the end of World War II? Edwin Hoyt, World War II scholar and author, argues against the U.S. justification of the bombing. In Inferno, Hoyt shows how the United States bombed without …
Invasion Before Normandy
The Secret Battle of Slapton Sands
E-bok, 2024
279 kr
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The Invasion Before Normandy is a chronicle of one of World War II's most dramatic and secret operations. In 1944, an American naval exercise off the southern Devonshire coast—preparation for the landing at Normandy—was interrupted by the sudden appearance of German E-boats. When the fighting was …
Men of the Gambier Bay
The Amazing True Story of the Battle of Leyte Gulf
Häftad, 2027
285 kr
Kommande
This is the vivid story of men at all levels-from the captain to the seamen-and the Japanese they faced in battle, first at the Marianas in June 1944 and finally on October 25, 1944, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. In that engagement, the Navy bloodied the Japanese sorely, but at a grim price: The …
Last Cruise of the Emden
The Amazing True WWI Story of a German-Light Cruiser and Her Courageous Crew
Häftad, 2027
284 kr
Kommande
The Last Cruise of the Emden is the true story of one of the most extraordinary and little-known escapades of World War I. On August 2, 1914, the Emden, a German light cruiser, was steaming peacefully off the China coast when over its wireless came the message that the German Empire was at war. The …
Inferno
The Firebombing of Japan, March 9-August 15, 1945
E-bok, 2024
247 kr
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Did the bombing of Japan's cities—culminating in the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki—hasten the end of World War II? Edwin Hoyt, World War II scholar and author, argues against the U.S. justification of the bombing. In Inferno , Hoyt shows how the United States bombed without …
Inferno
The Fire Bombing of Japan, March 9 - August 15, 1945
Inbunden, 2000
351 kr
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Did the bombing of Japan's cities—culminating in the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki—hasten the end of World War II? Edwin Hoyt, World War II scholar and author, argues against the U. S. justification of the bombing. In his new book, Inferno, Hoyt shows how the U. S. bombed without …
