Learn how this heroic group of American Indian men created a secret, unbreakable code and helped the US win major battles during World War II in this new addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling series. By the time the United...
Pacific Area
- Author:Buckley, JamesSummary:
- Author:Drez, Ronald J., MacCallum, MarthaSummary:
In honor of the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of one of the most critical battles of World War II, Martha MacCallum pays tribute to the heroic men who sacrificed their lives in the fight to win Iwo Jima.
- Author:Ambrose, HughSummary:
In this companion book to the HBO series on the war in the Pacific, historian Hugh Ambrose focuses on five American soldiers who each took an active role in the difficult and costly--in terms of lives--campaign to reach the Japanese...
- Author:Conroy, RobertSummary:
After a devastating encounter with Japanese submarines at the Battle of Midway, American naval forces are left in disarray as Japan dominates the Pacific, but a bold plan for ambushing the Japanese offers the hope of giving the...
- Author:Zimmerman, DavidSummary:
The Royal Canadian Navy crews that sailed the Atlantic during the early Cold War held a contemptuous view of their West Coast brethren, likening the Pacific fleet to a “yacht club” where sailors enjoyed a life of leisurely service on a...
- Author:Bass, Gary J.Summary:
ACCLAIMED AS ONE OF THE YEAR'S 10 BEST BOOKS BY THE WASHINGTON POST - 12 ESSENTIAL NONFICTION BOOKS BY THE NEW YORKER - 100 NOTABLE BOOKS BY THE NEW YORK TIMES - BEST BOOKS BY THE ECONOMIST, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, AND AIR MAIL - 10...
- Author:McManus, John C.Summary:
From the author of Fire and Fortitude , the continuation of the US Army's epic crusade in the Pacific War, from the battle of Saipan to the occupation of Japan John C. McManus's award-winning Fire and Fortitude enthralled...
- Author:Shors, JohnSummary:
During World War II, the hospital ship Benevolence is providing relief to victims in the South Pacific when she is torpedoed and sunk. Among the survivors are a troubled nurse named Annie and the wounded Japanese soldier named Akira who...