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Lädt ... Battle for the Solomonsvon Ira Wolfert, Ira Wolfert (Autor), Ira Wolfert (Autor)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Good personal narrative by a reporter who was on the scene. ( ) Battle for the Solomons finds Ira Wolfert traveling with the troops on their way to and then with them into the Pacific battles for the Solomon Islands. As in some books written during actual wartime, this book has the curious quality of propaganda, reflecting the language and fervor of the era. There is also a sense of fast-paced, tense movement giving evidence of a war whose fate was still far from known. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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HTML:Includes the Island War In The Pacific Illustration Pack â?? 152 maps, plans and photos. Pulitzer Prize winning author Ira Wolfert provides a gripping eye-witness account of one of the pivotal campaigns of the Second World War. The campaign to liberate the Solomon islands from Japanese domination, which had crept sloe to cutting off Australia and New Zealand, was hugely important in regaining the initiative for the Allies in the Pacific. The action in this account is centered around the legendary fighting on Guadalcanal, in the air, on the sea and on the land. The author toured the area recording the thoughts, feelings and anecdotes of the American Marines, Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen who fought this brutal but successful campaign. Weaving all of these parts into a narrative of vivid clarity he captured the spirit of the "Greatest Generation" as they faced their most implacable enemy, the forces of Imperial Jap Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)940.542History and Geography Europe Europe 1918- Military History Of World War II Campaigns and battles by theatreKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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