The Last Stand Of The Asiatic Fleet
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The Last Stand Of The Asiatic Fleet
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Author : David DuBois
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-05
The Last Stand Of The Asiatic Fleet written by David DuBois and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05 with Pacific Area categories.
Timber Ridge Press is proud to announce the upcoming release of The Last Stand of the Asiatic Fleet: MacArthur's Debacle in the Pacific. Slated for a May 2017 release, this historical non-fiction work by Historian David DuBois is a must-read for World War II enthusiasts.
The Fleet The Gods Forgot
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Author : Walter G. Winslow
language : en
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 1982
The Fleet The Gods Forgot written by Walter G. Winslow and has been published by US Naval Institute Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with History categories.
Tells of the exploits of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet, which was wiped out within three months in World War II.
The Last Stand Of The Tin Can Sailors
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Author : James D. Hornfischer
language : en
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date : 2008-11-12
The Last Stand Of The Tin Can Sailors written by James D. Hornfischer and has been published by Bantam this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-12 with History categories.
“This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can.” With these words, Lieutenant Commander Robert W. Copeland addressed the crew of the destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts on the morning of October 25, 1944, off the Philippine Island of Samar. On the horizon loomed the mightiest ships of the Japanese navy, a massive fleet that represented the last hope of a staggering empire. All that stood between it and Douglas MacArthur’ s vulnerable invasion force were the Roberts and the other small ships of a tiny American flotilla poised to charge into history. In the tradition of the #1 New York Times bestseller Flags of Our Fathers, James D. Hornfischer paints an unprecedented portrait of the Battle of Samar, a naval engagement unlike any other in U.S. history—and captures with unforgettable intensity the men, the strategies, and the sacrifices that turned certain defeat into a legendary victory. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James D. Hornfischer's Neptune's Inferno. Praise for The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors “One of the finest WWII naval action narratives in recent years, this book follows in the footsteps of Flags of Our Fathers. . . . Exalting American sailors and pilots as they richly deserve. . . . Reads like a very good action novel.”—Publishers Weekly “Reads as fresh as tomorrow's headlines. . . . Hornfischer's captivating narrative uses previously classified documents to reconstruct the epic battle and eyewitness accounts to bring the officers and sailors to life.”—Texas Monthly “Hornfischer is a powerful stylist whose explanations are clear as well as memorable. . . . A dire survival-at-sea saga.”—Denver Post “In The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, James Hornfischer drops you right into the middle of this raging battle, with 5-inch guns blazing, torpedoes detonating and Navy fliers dive-bombing. . . . The overall story of the battle is one of American guts, glory and heroic sacrifice.”—Omaha World Herald
The Last Days Of The United States Asiatic Fleet
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Author : Greg H. Williams
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2018-05-11
The Last Days Of The United States Asiatic Fleet written by Greg H. Williams and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-11 with History categories.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7), American sailors of the Asiatic Fleet (where it was December 8) were abandoned by Washington and left to conduct a war on their own, isolated from the rest of the U.S. naval forces. Their fate in the Philippines and Dutch East Indies was often grim--many died aboard burning ships, were executed upon capture or spent years as prisoners of war. Many books have been written about the ships of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet, yet few look into the experiences of the common sailor. Drawing on official reports, past research, personal memoirs and the writings of war correspondents, the author tells the story of those who never came home in 1945.
Last Stand On Bataan
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Author : Christopher L. Kolakowski
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2016-03-14
Last Stand On Bataan written by Christopher L. Kolakowski and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-14 with History categories.
In the opening days of World War II, a joint U.S.-Filipino army fought desperately to defend Manila Bay and the Philippines against a Japanese invasion. Much of the five-month campaign was waged on the Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor Island. Despite dwindling supplies and dim prospects for support, the garrison held out as long as possible and significantly delayed the Japanese timetable for conquest in the Pacific. In the end, the Japanese forced the largest capitulation in U.S. military history. The defenders were hailed as heroes and the legacy of their determined resistance marks the Philippines today. Drawing on accounts from American and Filipino participants and archival sources, this book chronicles these critical months of the Pacific War, from the first air strikes to the fall of Bataan and Corregidor.
The Lonely Ships
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Author : Edwin Palmer Hoyt
language : en
Publisher: David McKay Company
Release Date : 1976
The Lonely Ships written by Edwin Palmer Hoyt and has been published by David McKay Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with History categories.
Air Wonder Stories November 1929
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Author : Ed Earl Repp
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2014-04-15
Air Wonder Stories November 1929 written by Ed Earl Repp and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-15 with Fiction categories.
Contents: CITIES IN THE AIR (Part I) by Edmond Hamilton, WHEN SPACE RIPPED OPEN by Ralph W. Wilkins, SUITCASE AIRPLANES by E. D. Skinner, BEYOND THE AURORA by Ed Earl Repp, THE SECOND SHELL by Jack Williamson, and THE CRYSTAL RAY by Raymond Gallun.
Tin Cans And Greyhounds
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Author : Clint Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2019-02-12
Tin Cans And Greyhounds written by Clint Johnson and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-12 with History categories.
For men on destroyer-class warships during World War I and World War II, battles were waged “against overwhelming odds from which survival could not be expected.” Those were the words Lieutenant Commander Robert Copeland calmly told his crew as their tiny, unarmored destroyer escort rushed toward giant, armored Japanese battleships at the Battle off Samar on October 25, 1944. This action-packed narrative history of destroyer-class ships brings readers inside the half-inch-thick hulls to meet the men who fired the ships' guns, torpedoes, hedgehogs, and depth charges. Nicknamed "tin cans" or "greyhounds," destroyers were fast escort and attack ships that proved indispensable to America's military victories. Beginning with destroyers' first incarnation as torpedo boats in 1874 and ending with World War II, author Clint Johnson shares the riveting stories of the Destroyer Men who fought from inside a "tin can"—risking death by cannons, bombs, torpedoes, fire, and drowning. The British invented destroyers, the Japanese improved them, and the Germans failed miserably with them. It was the Americans who perfected destroyers as the best fighting ship in two world wars. Tin Cans & Greyhounds compares the designs of these countries with focus on the old, modified World War I destroyers, and the new and numerous World War II destroyers of the United States. Tin Cans & Greyhounds details how destroyers fought submarines, escorted convoys, rescued sailors and airmen, downed aircraft, shelled beaches, and attacked armored battleships and cruisers with nothing more than a half-inch of steel separating their crews from the dark waves.
United States Naval Institute Proceedings
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1943
United States Naval Institute Proceedings written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1943 with Naval art and science categories.
Pacific Campaign
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Author : Dan Van der Vat
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 1992-12
Pacific Campaign written by Dan Van der Vat and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-12 with History categories.
Naval history of the United States and Japan in the Pacific Ocean during World War II.