Battle Of Los Angeles
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Battle Of Los Angeles
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Author : Terrenz Sword
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Battle Of Los Angeles written by Terrenz Sword and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with categories.
One of the most controversial episodes of World War 2 may have been the beginning of a covert interplanetary war... the battle of Los Angeles. On 7 December 7, the Japanese Navy bombed the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbour and the United States officially entered WW2. Within days a top secret device called RADAR began picking up signals thought to be those of enemy aircraft up and down the West Coast of North America. Blackouts were ordered, effectively 'shutting down' coastal cities from Bakersfield to San Diego. On 25 February 1942 a Japanese submarine fired on an oil field near Santa Barbara. The following night anti-aircraft fired over 2000 rounds at a massive unidentified flying object that hung in the sky over Los Angeles. Tens of thousands saw the craft likened to a giant lantern as it was repeatedly struck by military fire, but to no avail as it hovered for more than an hour without being shot down though six people did die on the ground as shell fragments rained down on homes and streets throughout the area. This event is an historical FACT... though not many remembered the incident until journalist Terrenz Sword uncovered long lost newspaper accounts and transcribed the testimony of many witnesses. Now you can relive the event as it happened 60 years ago.
The Battle Of Los Angeles 1942
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Author : Terrenz Sword
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2010-08-18
The Battle Of Los Angeles 1942 written by Terrenz Sword and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-18 with Unidentified flying objects categories.
"One of the most controversial episodes of World War II!"
The Battle For Los Angeles
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Author : Kevin Allen Leonard
language : en
Publisher: UNM Press
Release Date : 2006
The Battle For Los Angeles written by Kevin Allen Leonard and has been published by UNM Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
A close look at how World War II changed America's attitudes toward racial identity.
The Battle Of Los Angeles
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Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-08-21
The Battle Of Los Angeles written by Charles River Charles River Editors and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-21 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "Probably much of the confusion came from the fact that anti-aircraft shell bursts, caught by the searchlights, were themselves mistaken for enemy planes. In any case, the next three hours produced some of the most imaginative reporting of the war: "swarms" of planes (or, sometimes, balloons) of all possible sizes, numbering from one to several hundred, traveling at altitudes which ranged from a few thousand feet to more than 20,000 and flying at speeds which were said to have varied from "very slow" to over 200 miles per hour, were observed to parade across the skies. These mysterious forces dropped no bombs and, despite the fact that 1,440 rounds of anti-aircraft ammunition were directed against them, suffered no losses." - An excerpt from the U.S. Office of Air Force History All Americans are familiar with the "day that will live in infamy." At 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor, the advanced base of the United States Navy's Pacific Fleet, was ablaze. It had been smashed by aircraft launched by the carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. All eight battleships had been sunk or badly damaged, 350 aircraft had been knocked out, and over 2,000 Americans lay dead. Indelible images of the USS Arizona exploding and the USS Oklahoma capsizing and floating upside down have been ingrained in the American conscience ever since. In less than an hour and a half the Japanese had almost wiped out America's entire naval presence in the Pacific. Roosevelt addressed Congress and the nation the following day, giving a stirring speech seeking a declaration of war against Japan. The beginning lines of the speech are instantly familiar, with Roosevelt forever marking Pearl Harbor in the national conscience as "a date which will live in infamy." Congress voted overwhelmingly in support of an immediate declaration of war: 82-0 in the Senate and 388-1 in the House. Churchill had said that Britain would declare war "within the hour" if Japan attacked America. There was no way that the British were going to forget the support they had already received from Roosevelt. Britain was at war with Japan the same day. The other Axis powers quickly followed suit, with Germany and Italy declaring war on America and vice versa by December 11. Today Pearl Harbor is remembered in several important ways. First, it is widely viewed as a turning point for World War II, and if Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union in June 1941 had not already sealed his fate, his declaration of war against America that December did. Beyond that, the day provided some important pointers for how the war would pan out in the Pacific. Japan's conduct of battle was exposed as aggressive but inflexible, and its pilots proved brave but undisciplined. The Americans, derisively portrayed as decadent and weak, showed that they could and would fight. In the immediate aftermath, Americans immediately rallied around the flag, invoking Pearl Harbor as the reason necessitating it, but people were understandably nervous in the first few months of 1942. Japan badly battered the American fleet and invaded the Philippines, leaving many to assume that an attack on the American mainland was inevitable. The heightened nerves led to one of the strangest events of the war on the night of February 24-25, 1942, when guns across Los Angeles lit up the sky in response to alarms about Japanese plans overhead. Most people believe that it was a combination of illusion, miscommunication, and a dreadful domino effect that led to what is now remembered as the Battle of Los Angeles, but some continue to insist otherwise. The Battle of Los Angeles: The History of the Notorious False Alarm that Caused an Artillery Barrage over California during World War II explores the events leading up to the "battle" and the aftermath.
Battle Los Angeles
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Author : Christopher Bertolini
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Battle Los Angeles written by Christopher Bertolini and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with categories.
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Author : 艾伦·艾克哈特
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
written by 艾伦·艾克哈特 and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with categories.
Rage Against The Machine
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000-08-01
Rage Against The Machine written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-08-01 with Music categories.
The latest release from "one of the most talented and fiery bands in the music world," The Battle of Los Angeles scored four stars in the All Music Guide. This songbook features note-for-note transcriptions of Tom Morello's outrageous playing on all 12 songs from the CD: Ashes in the Fall * Born as Ghosts * Born of a Broken Man * Calm like a Bomb * Guerrilla Radio * Maria * Mic Check * New Millennium Homes * Sleep Now in the Fire * Testify * Voice of the Voiceless * War Within a Breath. Includes photos.
Battle
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Battle written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with categories.
For years, there have been documented cases of UFO sightings around the world. But in 2011, what were once just sightings will become a terrifying reality when Earth is attacked by unknown forces. As people everywhere watch the world's great cities fall, Los Angeles becomes the last stand for mankind in a battle no one expected. It's up to a Marine staff sergeant and his new platoon to draw a line in the sand as they take on an enemy unlike any they've ever encountered before.
Los Angeles In World War Ii
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Author : Dace Taube
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2011
Los Angeles In World War Ii written by Dace Taube and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with History categories.
During World War II, the Los Angeles region underwent rapid industrial growth as Kaiser Steel opened a giant mill in Fontana, and the aircraft giants--North American Aviation, Lockheed, Douglas, and Hughes--expanded with war contracts. The war economy's demographic and ethnic dimensions included women and African Americans entering factory work and troops streaming through Union Station to San Pedro for embarkation. The Zoot Suit Riots defined the tensions between servicemen and the Mexican American community, and the internment of Japanese Americans led to the eventual disappearance of established neighborhoods. The war inspired home front efforts by local civic and academic institutions, by the entertainment industry, and by émigrés from Nazi Germany. It led to the training of civilian corps, rationing, and vigilance for enemy activities. American participation in World War II from 1941 to 1945 energized the region's growing industrial infrastructure and spurred postwar economic and housing development.
The Bad City In The Good War
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Author : Roger W. Lotchin
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2003-03-03
The Bad City In The Good War written by Roger W. Lotchin and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-03-03 with History categories.
"Riders were very appropriate to a western war, but these horsemen could not have been more different. One group patrolled the oceanfront of 'The City' after dark. While the residents of the nearby Sunset District and Seacliff huddled around the radios in their living rooms, curtains pulled and blinds lowered, listening to war news or to 'One Man's Family,' other residents rode the beaches. Mounted on their own ponies, the men of the San Francisco Polo Club labored through the sands of China Beach, Baker Beach, and the Ten Mile Beach, looking for Imperial Japanese intruders." -- from the book In the mythology of the West, the city was seen as a place of danger and corruption, but the "bad" city proved its mettle during the "Good War." In this book, Roger W. Lotchin has written the first comprehensive study of California's urban home front. United by fear of totalitarianism, the diverse population of California's cities came together to protect their homes and to aid in the war effort. Whether it involved fighting in Europe or Asia, migrating to a defense center, writing to service personnel at the front, building war machines in converted factories, giving pennies at school for war bonds, saving scrap material, or pounding a civil defense beat, urban California's participation was immediate, constant, and unflagging. Although many people worked in offices, factories, or barracks, the wartime community was also fed by a vast army of volunteers, which until now has been largely overlooked. The Bad City in the Good War is a comprehensive local history of the California home front that restores a little-known part of the story of the Second World War.