Author: Harry Bartlett (M., 1LT.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 5
Book Description
Types of operations described: Regiment in the attack in jungle terrain.
Operations of the 35th Infantry Regiment (25th Infantry Division) on Guadalcanal in the Attack and Reduction of the Gifu Strong Point, 10-25 January 1943 (Guadalcanal Campaign)
Author: Harry Bartlett (M., 1LT.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 5
Book Description
Types of operations described: Regiment in the attack in jungle terrain.
Fire and Fortitude
Author: John C. McManusPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451475054
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
WINNER OF THE GILDER LEHRMAN PRIZE FOR MILITARY HISTORY An engrossing, epic history of the US Army in the Pacific War, from the acclaimed author of The Dead and Those About to Die “This eloquent and powerful narrative is military history written the way it should be.”—James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian "Out here, mention is seldom seen of the achievements of the Army ground troops," wrote one officer in the fall of 1943, "whereas the Marines are blown up to the skies." Even today, the Marines are celebrated as the victors of the Pacific, a reflection of a well-deserved reputation for valor. Yet the majority of fighting and dying in the war against Japan was done not by Marines but by unsung Army soldiers. John C. McManus, one of our most highly acclaimed historians of World War II, takes readers from Pearl Harbor—a rude awakening for a military woefully unprepared for war—to Makin, a sliver of coral reef where the Army was tested against the increasingly desperate Japanese. In between were nearly two years of punishing combat as the Army transformed, at times unsteadily, from an undertrained garrison force into an unstoppable juggernaut, and America evolved from an inward-looking nation into a global superpower. At the pinnacle of this richly told story are the generals: Douglas MacArthur, a military autocrat driven by his dysfunctional lust for fame and power; Robert Eichelberger, perhaps the greatest commander in the theater yet consigned to obscurity by MacArthur's jealousy; "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell, a prickly soldier miscast in a diplomat's role; and Walter Krueger, a German-born officer who came to lead the largest American ground force in the Pacific. Enriching the narrative are the voices of men otherwise lost to history: the uncelebrated Army grunts who endured stifling temperatures, apocalyptic tropical storms, rampant malaria and other diseases, as well as a fanatical enemy bent on total destruction. This is an essential, ambitious book, the first of three volumes, a compellingly written and boldly revisionist account of a war that reshaped the American military and the globe and continues to resonate today. INCLUDES MAPS AND PHOTOS
Infantry
Author: Operations of the 27th Infantry Regiment (25th Infantry Division) on Guadalcanal, 10-26 January 1943 (Guadalcanal Campaign)
Author: Robert Bereuter (L., MAJ.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 5
Book Description
Type of operation described: Regiment in the attack.
The Operations of the 27th Infantry (25th Infantry Division) on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 10 January 1943 - 13 January 1943 (Guadalcanal Campaign)
Author: Winston L. OlsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Guadalcanal
Author: Charles R. AndersonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Mailing List (Infantry School (U.S.))
Author: Guadalcanal
Author: John Miller, Jr.Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781515027737
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
In publishing the history of combat operations the Department of the Army has three objectives. The first is to provide the Army itself with an accurate and timely account of its varied activities in directing, organizing, and employing its forces for the conduct of war-an account which will be available to the service schools and to individual members of the Armed Services who wish to extend their professional reading. The second objective is to offer the thoughtful citizen material for a better understanding of the basic problems of war and the manner in which these problems were met, thus augmenting his understanding of national security. The third objective is to accord a well-earned recognition to the devoted work and grim sacrifices of those who served. "The successes of the South Pacific Force," wrote Admiral Halsey in 1944, "were not the achievements of separate services or individuals but the result of whole-hearted subordination of self-interest by all in order that one successful 'fighting team' could be created."* The history of any South Pacific campaign must deal with this "fighting team," with all United States and Allied services. The victory on Guadalcanal can be understood only by an appreciation of the contribution of each service. No one service won the battle. The most decisive engagement of the campaign was the air and naval Battle of Guadalcanal in mid-November 1942, an engagement in which neither Army nor Marine Corps ground troops took any direct part. This volume attempts to show the contribution of all services to the first victory on the long road to Tokyo.
Guadalcanal: the First Offensive
Author: John MillerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Air Force Combat Units of World War II
Author: Maurer MaurerPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428915850
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description