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Books on World War 2 ...
This page lists only selected titles currently available for purchase online. Most of these are new releases
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The Siege of Rabaul
Rabaul, on New Britain Island, was the cornerstone of Japanese power in the Southwest Pacific island campaign. It was eventually reduced by Allied airpower and then isolated and left to wither. Matching Japanese diaries and interviews with similar material from the Allies, Sakaida records the final epic air battles of early 1944, which broke the back of Rabaul's aerial might. / Usually ships in 2-3 days / Henry Sakaida / Paperback / Published 1997 Amazon Price: US$13.56
[Last checked: 28 April 01 10:46:55 PM]
Touched With Fire : The Land War in the South Pacific
The South Pacific campaign of World War II set new standards for savagery in modern warfare. The ground fighting reached a peak of intensity when the U.S. Marines landed at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands while the Australians repulsed the Japanese advance across New Guinea. / Eric Bergerud / Amazon Price: US$11.96 / Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours.
[Last checked: 28 April 01 10:47:06 PM]
Utmost Savagery : The Three Days of Tarawa
On November 20, l943, in the first trial by fire of America's fledgling amphibious assault doctrine, five thousand men stormed the beaches of Tarawa, a seemingly invincible Japanese island fortress barely the size of the Pentagon parking lots (three-hundred acres!). Before the first day ended, one third of the Marines who had crossed Tarawa's deadly reef under murderous fire were killed, wounded, or missing. In three days of fighting, four Americans would win the Medal of Honor. And six-thousand combatants would die. / Joseph H., Col. Alexander / Amazon Price: US$4.79 / Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours.
[Last checked: 28 April 01 10:47:20 PM]
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