Gene Eric Salecker – författare
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8 produkter
Second Pearl Harbor
The West Loch Disaster, May 21, 1944
Inbunden, 2014
414 kr
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In May 1944, with American forces closing in on the Japanese mainland, the Fifth Fleet Amphibious Force was preparing to invade Saipan. Control of this island would put enemy cities squarely within range of the B-29 bomber. The navy had assembled a fleet of landing ship tanks (LSTs) in the West …
Second Pearl Harbor
The West Loch Disaster, May 21, 1944
Häftad, 2018
254 kr
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In May 1944, with American forces closing in on the Japanese mainland, the Fifth Fleet Amphibious Force was preparing to invade Saipan. Control of this island would put enemy cities squarely within range of the B-29 bomber. The navy had assembled a fleet of landing ship tanks (LSTs) in the West …
Rolling Thunder Against the Rising Sun
The Combat History of U.S. Army Tank Battalions in the Pacific in World War II
Inbunden, 2008
408 kr
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Although the history of armor in World War II has captured the attention of countless authors, no one has yet chronicled the extensive use of tanks in the Pacific, until now. In comprehensive detail Gene Eric Salecker describes the exploits of American tanks on the jungle islands where troops …
Blossoming Silk Against the Rising Sun
U.S. and Japanese Paratroopers at War in the Pacific in World War II
Häftad, 2010
234 kr
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From the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, through Japan’s surrender in September 1945, the Americans and Japanese conducted a total of twelve combat parachute drops in the Pacific theatre of World War II, seven by the U.S. and five by Japan. Filling a glaring gap in the historical record …
Blossoming Silk Against the Rising Sun
U.S. and Japanese Paratroopers at War in the Pacific in World War II
E-bok, 2010
221 kr
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Complete account of airborne operations in the Pacific theater. Firsthand descriptions from American and Japanese paratroopers. Detailed maps illustrate battles.
Typhoon Louise vs. the United States Navy
Catastrophe at Okinawa, October 9-10, 1945
Häftad, 2023
606 kr
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World War II was over and the U.S. was still using the captured Japanese island of Okinawa as a major naval base. Hundreds of vessels dotted the numerous bays and inlets, and thousands of military personnel occupied the island.In October 1945, Typhoon Louise tore into Okinawa, slamming ships …
San Francisco V-J Day Peace Riots
Celebration Turned Deadly, August 13-15, 1945
Häftad, 2026
454 kr
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Destruction of the Steamboat Sultana
The Worst Maritime Disaster in American History
E-bok, 2022
545 kr
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The Sultana was a sidewheel Mississippi steamboat carrying almost two thousand recently-released Union prisoners-of-war back north at the end of the Civil War. At 2:00 a.m. on April 27, 1865, when the boat was seven miles above Memphis, her boilers exploded. Almost 1,200 people perished in the …
