Touched with fire : the land war in the South Pacific / Eric Bergerud.
Touched with fire : the land war in the South Pacific / Eric Bergerud.
Touched with fire : the land war in the South Pacific / Eric Bergerud.
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New York : Viking, 1996.
Date
1996.
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N940.5426/94
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English
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Physical content
xxii, 566 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction: The Strategic Magnet: A Brief Narrative of the War in the South Pacific -- Pt. I. The Battlefield and the Armies. Ch. 1. The War Against the Land. Ch. 2. The Armies -- Pt. II. Fighting Mean: Combat in the South Pacific. Ch. 3. Weapons for a Harsh War. Ch. 4. The Squad War. Ch. 5. Day b...
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Publisher
New York : Viking, 1996.
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New York (State)
Date Published
1996.
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Summary
Between 1942 and 1944 the Allied forces and the Imperial Japanese Army struggled over the uncharted and inhospitable islands of the South Pacific. In what quickly became a war of annihilation, the Allies fought to defend their air and sea bases against an enemy that neither asked for nor showed any mercy. The fate of Australia and the eventual outc...
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Touched with fire : the land war in the South Pacific / Eric Bergerud.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [533]-542) and index.
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N940.5426/94
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74VM5bNR30DO
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ISBN
0670861588 (alk. paper)
9780670861583 (alk. paper)
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940.5426
MMS ID
991003771309702626
