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D-days in the Pacific
Ken Wiley
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Description for D-days in the Pacific
Paperback. The memoir of a coast guardsmen on an attack-transport ship during the World War II Pacific campaign. It details the crucial campaigns of the Marshall Islands and Okinawa and explains how amphibious operations were undertaken in the Pacific War. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pages of b/w. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
The images of soldiers and marines coming ashore on hostile beaches are embedded in our collective memory of World War II. But what of the sailors who manned the landing craft, going back and forth under fire with nowhere to take cover?
In this book, Ken Wiley, a coast guardsman on an attack-transport ship in the Pacific, relates the extraordinary story of how the United States projected its power across 6,000 miles of ocean, despite fierce Japanese resistance. The author describes each invasion, detailing a swirl of moving parts, from frogmen to fire support, transport mother ships to ... Read more
The images of soldiers and marines coming ashore on hostile beaches are embedded in our collective memory of World War II. But what of the sailors who manned the landing craft, going back and forth under fire with nowhere to take cover?
In this book, Ken Wiley, a coast guardsman on an attack-transport ship in the Pacific, relates the extraordinary story of how the United States projected its power across 6,000 miles of ocean, despite fierce Japanese resistance. The author describes each invasion, detailing a swirl of moving parts, from frogmen to fire support, transport mother ships to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Casemate Books United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781935149217
SKU
V9781935149217
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-19
Reviews for D-days in the Pacific
The author describes the dangers and fears, as well as the determination, fun and humour which saw him and his like through the conflicts in the Pacific.
Ships Monthly
…well written and illustrated with photographs and excellent drawings of life aboard ship by one of the shipmates.
The Hook
Ken Wiley had a extraordinary war, playing ... Read more
Ships Monthly
…well written and illustrated with photographs and excellent drawings of life aboard ship by one of the shipmates.
The Hook
Ken Wiley had a extraordinary war, playing ... Read more