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Classic reprint volume no. 4
Publisher
University of Alaska Press
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
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Description
The Thousand-Mile War, a powerful story of the battles of the United States and Japan on the bitter rim of the North Pacific, has been acclaimed as one of the great accounts of World War II. Brian Garfield, a novelist and screenwriter whose works have sold some 20 million copies, was searching for a new subject when he came upon the story of this ""forgotten war"" in Alaska. He found the history of the brave men who had served in the Aleutians so...
Publisher
St. Clair Vision, a division of St. Clair Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
cp2004.
Language
English
Description
Included is the first episode of Frank Capra's famous Why We Fight films, "Prelude to War, " which established the rationale for the US intervention in Europe. D-Day Remembered emulates the moviegoing experience of the time by featuring vintage Warner Bros. cartoons and newsreels as well as rare USO performances by celebrities like Bob Hope, The Andrew Sisters, Martha Raye, Carol Landis and others.
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Series
Great West and Indian volume 13
Publisher
Westernlore Press
Pub. Date
1958.
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
A narrative chronicle of World War I's Arab Revolt explores the pivotal roles of a small group of adventurers and low-level officers who orchestrated a secret effort to control the Middle East, demonstrating how they instigated jihad against British forces, built an elaborate intelligence ring and forged ties to gain valuable oil concessions.
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Series
Publisher
Center of Military History, United States Army
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
If the Civil War had a "forgotten theater," it was the Trans-Mississippi West. Starting in 1861 with the Lincoln administration's desire to maintain control of the far west, Jeffery Prushankin covers battles in New Mexico, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas, including Pea Ridge in March 1862 and Pleasant Hill in April 1864. The Red River Expedition and Price's Raid are also described. The narrative places these campaigns and battles in their...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Language
English
Description
World War II was the most lethal conflict in human history. Hanson examines how combat unfolded in the air, at sea, and on land to show how distinct conflicts among disparate combatants coalesced into one interconnected global war. He argues that despite its novel industrial barbarity, neither the war's origins nor its geography were unusual. Nor was its ultimate outcome surprising.
"A definitive account of World War II by America's preeminent military...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
On a clear night in June 2005, four Navy SEALs left their Afghanistan base for the Pakistani border on a mission to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader. This is the story of fire team leader Marcus Luttrell and that desperate battle in the mountains. It is the story of the teammates who fought ferociously beside him until he was the last one left. And it is the story of how, badly injured, Luttrell fought off assassins for four days before...