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War in the Pacific War in the Pacific Sean Sheehan goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood OL14870889W
Pacific air Pacific air Sears, David Offers an account of the U.S. airmen's roles in the air battles that took place over the Pacific Ocean during World War II. OL16191686W
Pacific Crucible Pacific Crucible Ian W. Toll On the first Sunday in December 1941, an armada of Japanese warplanes appeared suddenly over Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and devastated the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Six months later, in a sea fight north of the… OL16229569W
The Pacific The Pacific Hugh Ambrose 'The Pacific' describes the extraordinary true stories of four U.S. Marines and a U.S. Navy carrier pilot fighting in the Pacific region during World War II. OL16516538W
Swashbucklers and Black Sheep Swashbucklers and Black Sheep Bruce Gamble "The first fully illustrated history of the world's most famous fighter squadron, Greg "Pappy" Boyington's Black Sheep"--Provided by publisher. OL16585424W
Helmet for my pillow Helmet for my pillow Robert Leckie Leckie provides one of the most riveting first-person accounts ever to come out of WWII. Follow his odyssey, from basic training to the raging battles in the Pacific. OL16992762W
Papua Papua Charles Robert Anderson GPO Stock Number: 008-029-00235-3 ISBN: 0160358833 CMH Pub 72-7 Papua: The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II OL17323281W
New Zealand in the Pacific War New Zealand in the Pacific War Bruce M. Petty "With America's 1941 entry into World War II and the movement of Japanese forces into the southern Pacific, U.S. troops were sent to protect Australia and New Zealand. New Zealand war veterans, those… OL18668012W
World War II in the Pacific World War II in the Pacific Stanley Sandler "World War II in the Pacific: An Encyclopedia offers comprehensive coverage of the military campaigns, diplomacy, politics, personalities, and social effects of this cataclysmic conflict. Its sweep e… OL19409064W
Indianapolis Indianapolis Lynn Vincent,Sara Vladic Based on a decade of original research and reporting, the riveting, emotionally wrenching, and definitive full story of the worst sea disaster in United States naval history: the sinking of the U.S.S… OL19746482W
To dream again To dream again Jeanne Whitmee The outbreak of war brings mixed feelings for Judy Truman, and it is a relief to get away from her disastrous marriage. Evacuated with her daughters to Norfolk, her confidence returns, but when her h… OL20869140W
Twilight of the Gods Twilight of the Gods Ian W. Toll The final volume of the magisterial Pacific War Trilogy from acclaimed historian Ian W. Toll, "one of the great storytellers of war" (Evan Thomas). Twilight of the Gods is a riveting account of the h… OL20982271W
Kaiten Kaiten Michael Mair,Joy Waldron "In November 1944, the U.S. Navy fleet lay at anchor in Ulithi Harbor, deep in the Pacific Ocean, when the oiler USS Mississinewa erupted in a ball of flames. Japan's secret weapon, the Kaiten--a man… OL21090591W
Dispatches from the Pacific Dispatches from the Pacific Ray E. Boomhower 1 online resource (xiii, 242 pages) OL21149592W
China marine China marine E. B. Sledge "China Marine is the long-awaited sequel to E. B. Sledge's memoir, With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa. Picking up where he ends his previous book, Sledge, a young marine in the First Division,… OL2469458W
Unjust Enrichment Unjust Enrichment Linda Goetz Holmes During World War II, 32,260 Americans were held as prisoners of war of the Japanese. Thousands were shipped to do forced labor in the factories, shipyards, & mines of Japan--at the specific request o… OL3581237W
"And I was there" "And I was there" Layton, Edwin T.,Roger Pineau,John Costello,Edwin T. Layton The late Admiral Layton, who was the fleet intelligence officer for Admiral Nimitz through out World War II, describes the breakdown in the intelligence process prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, … OL5102602W
The adventures of M. James The adventures of M. James James, Michael "A World War II diary written during the height of Naval operations in the Pacific by a young sailor aboard the USS Monterey, CVL-26, from 1943 to 1946"--Provided by publisher. OL5816828W
In Harm's Way In Harm's Way Doug Stanton On July 30, 1945, the "USS Indianapolis" was torpedoed in the South Pacific by a Japanese submarine. An estimated three hundred men were killed upon impact; close to nine hundred sailors were cast in… OL6002988W
World War II World War II Phyllis Emert 64 p. : 19 cm OL8199657W
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