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Studies in Naval History and Sea Power: Sustaining the Carrier War: The Deployment of U.S. Naval Air Power to the Pacific (Hardcover)

The ability of the United States Navy to fight and win a protracted war in the Pacific was not solely the result of technology tactics or leadership. Naval aviation maintenance played a major role in the U.S. victory over Japan in the second World War.... more

Hollywood s South Seas and the Pacific War: Searching for Dorothy Lamour (Hardcover)

This book explores the expectations experiences and reactions of Allied servicemen and women who served in the wartime Pacific and viewed the South Pacific through the lens of Hollywood s South Seas. Based on extensive archival research it explores the... more

Death on the Hellships : Prisoners at Sea in the Pacific War 9781557504821 Used / Pre-owned

CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining... more

Pre-Owned HUTCHINSON PAUL ET AL: SEA WAR IN THE PACIFIC (Hardcover) 086307166X 9780863071669

HUTCHINSON PAUL ET AL: SEA WAR IN THE PACIFIC by Hutchinson Paul et al. more

Pre-Owned Death of the Hellships: Prisoners at Sea in the Pacific War (Hardcover 9781557504821) by Gregory F Michno

9781557504821. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Glued binding. Paper over boards. Fully documents the scope of the allied POW ordeal on the Japanese ships that moved them from island to island for work in World War II. more

Mickey s Minesweeper - One Account of a Navy Yeoman During World War Two: Pacific War (Paperback) by Mark Parsons Mickey Mann

9781549854712. New condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 190. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 190 p. (From notes of a navy Chief Yeoman aboard a minesweeper at sea during World War II and the surrender of Japan.) MAX and the... more

Genders and Sexualities in History: Sex Soldiers and the South Pacific 1939-45: Queer Identities in Australia in the Second World War (Paperback)

Sex Soldiers and the South Pacific 1939-45 explores the queer dynamics of war across Australia and forward bases in the south seas. It examines relationships involving Allied servicemen civilians and between the legal and medical fraternities that... more

War at Sea 1939-1945 by Jurgen Rohwer (Hardcover) (1998) (New)

This illustrated history of World War II describes the inter-related nature of the events which took place in the Baltic and North Seas in the Arctic the Mediterranean the Atlantic the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. Photographs from all the countries... more

Pre-Owned Clash of Titans: World War II at Sea (Paperback 9780684839141) by Walter J Boyne

9780684839141. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. TOUCHSTONE ed. Language: English. Pages: 384. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 384 p. From the Atlantic to the Pacific to the North Sea and the Mediterranean Walter Boyne weaves together... more

You Choose: World War II: World War II Naval Forces : An Interactive History Adventure (Hardcover)

Anchors aweigh! World War II is raging in the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans. You re at sea fighting for your country as a sailor. Will you: - Serve in the German Navy and attempt to survive the sinking of the Bismarck? - Experience the Japanese... more

Pre-Owned World War II Naval Forces: an Interactive History Adventure (You Choose: World War II) (Paperback 9781620657201) by Michael Burgan

9781620657201. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Paperback. Language: English. Contains: Illustrations. Includes illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. Anchors aweigh! World War II is raging in the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans. You re at sea... more

Pre-Owned - Crashback : The Power Clash Between the U.S. and China in Pacific (Paperback)

This chilling account of the warm war over control of the South China Sea--one that is threatening to flare into full-scale conflict--presents a telling picture of the operational challenges the US Navy faces in the western Pacific (Wall Street... more

Pre-Owned Crashback: The Power Clash Between the U.S. and China in the Pacific (Paperback) 1501112058 9781501112058

This chilling account of the warm war over control of the South China Sea--one that is threatening to flare into full-scale conflict--presents a telling picture of the operational challenges the US Navy faces in the western Pacific ( Wall Street... more

Pre-Owned World War II Naval Forces : An Interactive History Adventure 9781429647809

Anchors aweigh! World War II is raging in the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans. You re at sea fighting for your country as a sailor. Will you: * Serve in the German Navy and attempt to survive the sinking of the Bismarck? * Experience the Japanese... more

World War II From the Home Front (Paperback)

World War II was won by brave fighting men in the Pacific Africa Europe on the land on the seas and in the air. They were able to accomplish those great victories because of the fierce fighting men and women on the home front who provided the guns... more

African American Women World War II (Hardcover)

Over 50 countries fought on the battlegrounds of Asia Europe North Africa the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Mediterranean Sea in one of the world s most deadly and costliest wars in world history World War II. The United States entered the war in... more

Leyte Gulf : A New History of the World s Largest Sea Battle (Hardcover)

A fascinating re-examination of the battle of Leyte Gulf the largest naval encounter in history and probably the most decisive naval battle of the entire Pacific War and one that saw the Imperial Japanese Navy eliminated as an effective fighting force... more

Halsey s Typhoon : The True Story of a Fighting Admiral an Epic Storm and an Untold Rescue 9780802143372 Used / Pre-owned

Halsey s Typhoon is the story of World War II s most unexpected disaster at sea. In the final days of 1944 Admiral William Bull Halsey is the Pacific theater s most popular and colorful naval hero. After a string of victories the Fighting Admiral and... more