Kangaroo squadron : American courage in the darkest days of World War II / Bruce Gamble.
Kangaroo squadron : American courage in the darkest days of World War II / Bruce Gamble.
Kangaroo squadron : American courage in the darkest days of World War II / Bruce Gamble.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
[New York] : Da Capo Press, [2018]
Call Numbers
G 2019/0220
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xiii, 400 pages,16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Preface: degrees of separation -- Prologue -- Long night's journey into war -- Boeing's big, beautiful bomber -- Off we go! -- Hap's farewell -- Surfboards and submarines -- To Fiji, and beyond -- Storm clouds -- The first raid on Rabaul -- Gunfight over New Britain -- Green hell -- Fever -- Invasio...
Publication information
Publisher
[New York] : Da Capo Press, [2018]
Edition
First Da Capo Press edition.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
[2018]
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"The dramatic untold story of the first US Army unit to cross the Pacific and strike back at the Japanese after Pearl Harbor."--Provided by publisher.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Kangaroo squadron : American courage in the darkest days of World War II / Bruce Gamble.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-381) and index.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2019/0220
Record Identifier
74VKV07la2xZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV07la2xZ
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0306903121
9780306903120 (hardcover)
DDC
940.544973
MMS ID
991024224812102626
