Author: Robert Leckie
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553386913
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
From Robert Leckie, the World War II veteran and New York Times bestselling author of Helmet for My Pillow, whose experiences were featured in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, comes this vivid narrative of the astonishing six-month campaign for Guadalcanal. From the Japanese soldiers’ carefully calculated—and ultimately foiled—attempt to build a series of impregnable island forts on the ground to the tireless efforts of the Americans who struggled against a tenacious adversary and the temperature and terrain of the island itself, Robert Leckie captures the loneliness, the agony, and the heat of twenty-four-hour-a-day fighting on Guadalcanal. Combatants from both sides are brought to life: General Archer Vandegrift, who first assembled an amphibious strike force; Isoroku Yamamoto, the naval general whose innovative strategy was tested; the island-born Allied scout Jacob Vouza, who survived hideous torture to uncover the enemy’s plans; and Saburo Sakai, the ace flier who shot down American planes with astonishing ease. Propelling the Allies to eventual victory, Guadalcanal was truly the turning point of the war. Challenge for the Pacific is an unparalleled, authoritative account of this great fight that forever changed our world.
Challenge for the Pacific
Author: Robert Leckie
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553386913
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
From Robert Leckie, the World War II veteran and New York Times bestselling author of Helmet for My Pillow, whose experiences were featured in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, comes this vivid narrative of the astonishing six-month campaign for Guadalcanal. From the Japanese soldiers’ carefully calculated—and ultimately foiled—attempt to build a series of impregnable island forts on the ground to the tireless efforts of the Americans who struggled against a tenacious adversary and the temperature and terrain of the island itself, Robert Leckie captures the loneliness, the agony, and the heat of twenty-four-hour-a-day fighting on Guadalcanal. Combatants from both sides are brought to life: General Archer Vandegrift, who first assembled an amphibious strike force; Isoroku Yamamoto, the naval general whose innovative strategy was tested; the island-born Allied scout Jacob Vouza, who survived hideous torture to uncover the enemy’s plans; and Saburo Sakai, the ace flier who shot down American planes with astonishing ease. Propelling the Allies to eventual victory, Guadalcanal was truly the turning point of the war. Challenge for the Pacific is an unparalleled, authoritative account of this great fight that forever changed our world.
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553386913
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
From Robert Leckie, the World War II veteran and New York Times bestselling author of Helmet for My Pillow, whose experiences were featured in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, comes this vivid narrative of the astonishing six-month campaign for Guadalcanal. From the Japanese soldiers’ carefully calculated—and ultimately foiled—attempt to build a series of impregnable island forts on the ground to the tireless efforts of the Americans who struggled against a tenacious adversary and the temperature and terrain of the island itself, Robert Leckie captures the loneliness, the agony, and the heat of twenty-four-hour-a-day fighting on Guadalcanal. Combatants from both sides are brought to life: General Archer Vandegrift, who first assembled an amphibious strike force; Isoroku Yamamoto, the naval general whose innovative strategy was tested; the island-born Allied scout Jacob Vouza, who survived hideous torture to uncover the enemy’s plans; and Saburo Sakai, the ace flier who shot down American planes with astonishing ease. Propelling the Allies to eventual victory, Guadalcanal was truly the turning point of the war. Challenge for the Pacific is an unparalleled, authoritative account of this great fight that forever changed our world.
Red Star Over the Pacific
Author: Toshi Yoshihara
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 9781591149798
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Original publication and copyright date: 2010.
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 9781591149798
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Original publication and copyright date: 2010.
Challenging the Pacific
Author: Maud Fontenoy
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1611455049
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Fontenoy follows Across the Savage Sea (2005), the account of her solo row across the Atlantic with a new challenge: crossing the Pacific along the "Kon-Tiki" route from Peru to the...
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1611455049
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Fontenoy follows Across the Savage Sea (2005), the account of her solo row across the Atlantic with a new challenge: crossing the Pacific along the "Kon-Tiki" route from Peru to the...
Penina Uliuli
Author: Philip Culbertson
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824832248
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
This diverse collection of essays examines important issues related to mental health among Pacific Islanders through the topics of identity, spirituality, the unconscious, mental trauma, and healing. Contributors: Emeline Afeaki-Mafile‘o, Margaret Nelson Agee, Siautu Alefaio, A. Aukahi Austin, Tina Berking, Philip Culbertson, Caroline Salumalo Fatialofa, Yvette Guttenbeil-Po‘uhila, Joseph Keawe‘aimoku Kaholokula, David Lui, Karen Lupe, Maika Lutui, Cabrini ‘Ofa Makasiale, Tavita T. Maliko, Peta Pila Palalagi, Suiamai Simi, Seilosa Skipps-Patterson, Karanina Siaosi Sumeo, To‘oa Jemaima Tiatia, Sione Tu‘itahi, Fia T. Turner-Tupou.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824832248
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
This diverse collection of essays examines important issues related to mental health among Pacific Islanders through the topics of identity, spirituality, the unconscious, mental trauma, and healing. Contributors: Emeline Afeaki-Mafile‘o, Margaret Nelson Agee, Siautu Alefaio, A. Aukahi Austin, Tina Berking, Philip Culbertson, Caroline Salumalo Fatialofa, Yvette Guttenbeil-Po‘uhila, Joseph Keawe‘aimoku Kaholokula, David Lui, Karen Lupe, Maika Lutui, Cabrini ‘Ofa Makasiale, Tavita T. Maliko, Peta Pila Palalagi, Suiamai Simi, Seilosa Skipps-Patterson, Karanina Siaosi Sumeo, To‘oa Jemaima Tiatia, Sione Tu‘itahi, Fia T. Turner-Tupou.
Problems of the Pacific
Author: Frank Fox
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Competition, International
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Competition, International
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
The Pacific Challenge
Author: Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
International trade, economy.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
International trade, economy.
Problems of the Pacific
Author: Institute of Pacific Relations. Conference
Publisher: Chicago : University Press
ISBN:
Category : East Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
SCOTT (copy 1) From the John Holmes Library collection.
Publisher: Chicago : University Press
ISBN:
Category : East Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
SCOTT (copy 1) From the John Holmes Library collection.
The Pacific Islands in China's Grand Strategy
Author: J. Yang
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9781349294978
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
This book looks at Chinese policy towards the South Pacific in the context of China's grand strategy. Analysts are divided on the implications of China's deepening involvement in the region and the study of Chinese involvement in the South Pacific is a part of the great debate on the rise of China.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9781349294978
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
This book looks at Chinese policy towards the South Pacific in the context of China's grand strategy. Analysts are divided on the implications of China's deepening involvement in the region and the study of Chinese involvement in the South Pacific is a part of the great debate on the rise of China.
Problems of the Pacific
Author: Institute of Pacific Relations
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Peoples & Problems of the Pacific
Author: John Macmillan Brown
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description