ilość książek w kategorii: 192
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Heart Mountain Chronicles: The History of a Japanese Relocation Center
ISBN: 9781733489720 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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152,71 zł |
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PT Boat Bases: Volume 1: Pacific
ISBN: 9781608882946 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
cena:
189,81 zł |
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Nothing Friendly in the Vicinity : My Patrols on the Submarine USS Guardfish During WWII
ISBN: 9781591141303 / Angielski / Miękka / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Claude Conner weaves a compelling tale of his experiences in the Pacific aboard the USS Guardfish, one of the Navy's top-scoring World War II submarines. Tragically, the Guardfish also was the only submarine to sink another American warship in a little-known friendly-fire accident against the USS Extractor. This well-documented memoir chronicles Guardfish's Hollywood-like war actions, including her perilous forays into Japanese-controlled harbors, daring rescue of personnel from a Japanese-held island, near catastrophic flooding of the submarine's conning tower,... Claude Conner weaves a compelling tale of his experiences in the Pacific aboard the USS Guardfish, one of the Navy's top-scoring World War I... |
cena:
88,87 zł |
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Admiral Nimitz: The Commander of the Pacific Ocean Theater
ISBN: 9780230107656 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Chester Nimitz was an admiral's Admiral, considered by many to be the greatest naval leader of the last century. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Nimitz assembled the forces, selected the leaders, and - as commander of all U.S. and Allied air, land, and sea forces in the Pacific Ocean - led the charge one island at a time, one battle at a time, toward victory. A brilliant strategist, he astounded contemporaries by achieving military victories against fantastic odds, outpacing more flamboyant luminaries like General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral "Bull" Halsey. And he was there to accept,... Chester Nimitz was an admiral's Admiral, considered by many to be the greatest naval leader of the last century. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, ... |
cena:
148,43 zł |
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Thunder Below!: The USS *Barb* Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II
ISBN: 9780252066702 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The thunderous roar of exploding depth charges was a familiar and comforting sound to the crew members of the USS Barb, who frequently found themselves somewhere between enemy fire and Davy Jones's locker.
Under the leadership of her fearless skipper, Captain Gene Fluckey, the Barb sank the greatest tonnage of any American sub in World War II. At the same time, the Barb did far more than merely sink ships-she changed forever the way submarines stalk and kill their prey. This is a gripping adventure chock-full of "you-are-there" moments. Fluckey has drawn on logs, reports, letters,... The thunderous roar of exploding depth charges was a familiar and comforting sound to the crew members of the USS Barb, who frequently found themselve...
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cena:
97,36 zł |
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The Hostile Sky: A Hellcat Flyer in World War II
ISBN: 9781612514963 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the summer of 1942 Jim Vernon, a nineteen-year-old student in Butte, Montana, joined the U.S. Navy's aviation cadet training program. By the end of the war he was flying F6F Hellcats from the USS Ticonderoga against the Japanese mainland. This memoir provides a carrier pilot's view of the conflict in the Pacific during the final months of the war when the atomic bombs were dropped and Japan capitulated.
A member of VBF-87, Vernon gives a highly personal eyewitness account of life in a bomber-fighter squadron and the roller-coaster emotions involved in combat sorties over the... In the summer of 1942 Jim Vernon, a nineteen-year-old student in Butte, Montana, joined the U.S. Navy's aviation cadet training program. By the end of...
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cena:
110,08 zł |
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The U.S. Coast Guard in World War II
ISBN: 9781591146063 / Angielski / Miękka / 422 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The intimate view of the U.S. Coast Guard's dramatic World War II record has long been considered a classic. First published in 1957 and out of print for years, the book is now available in paperback. Handsomely illustrated with more than two hundred photographs, the book serves as a unique memento of one of the most illustrious periods in the Coast Guard's two hundred year history.
The author offers a story replete with incidents of devotion far beyond the call of duty--daring rescues, adventurous high-sea missions, heroic combat action--to clearly demonstrate the vital role the... The intimate view of the U.S. Coast Guard's dramatic World War II record has long been considered a classic. First published in 1957 and out of print ...
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cena:
212,10 zł |
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Okinawa
ISBN: 9781683961185 / Angielski / Miękka / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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127,22 zł |
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The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere: When Total Empire Met Total War
ISBN: 9781501735547 / Angielski / Twarda / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
cena:
599,38 zł |
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Pacific Profiles Volume Seven: Allied Transports: Douglas C-47 Series South & Southwest Pacific 1942-1945
ISBN: 9780645246919 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
cena:
170,10 zł |
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The House Arrest of Zhang Xueliang: A Memoir of Growing Up with China's Most Famous Political Prisoner
ISBN: 9798985567908 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A personal account of living with Chinese General Zhang Xueliang during the first twenty-five years of his house arrest in China and Taiwan. A personal account of living with Chinese General Zhang Xueliang during the first twenty-five years of his house arrest in China and Taiwan. |
cena:
63,59 zł |
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Mary and the Seawolf
ISBN: 9780578364551 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
cena:
84,63 zł |
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Voyage to the CROSSROADS
ISBN: 9781638211907 / Angielski / Miękka / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
cena:
97,52 zł |
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Lost in China: A Memoir of World War II
ISBN: 9798985888317 / Angielski / Miękka / 362 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
cena:
71,90 zł |
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Death in Wartime China: A Daughter's Discovery
ISBN: 9781627879217 / Angielski / Miękka / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
cena:
71,03 zł |
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One Sunny Day: A Child\'s Memories of Hiroshima
ISBN: 9780870712333 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hideko was ten years old when the atomic bomb devastated her home in Hiroshima. In this eloquent and moving narrative, Hideko recalls her life before the bomb, the explosion itself, and the influence of that trauma upon her subsequent life in Japan and the United States. Her years in America have given her unusual insights into the relationship between Japanese and American cultures and the impact of Hiroshima on our lives.This new edition includes two expanded chapters and revisions throughout. A new epilogue brings the story up to date. This poignant story of courage and resilience remains...
Hideko was ten years old when the atomic bomb devastated her home in Hiroshima. In this eloquent and moving narrative, Hideko recalls her life before ...
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cena:
127,05 zł |
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Fighting in the Dark: Naval Combat at Night: 1904-1944
ISBN: 9781682477809 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
cena:
243,56 zł |
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World War I & II: Two Wars, One World: The Cost of Victory
ISBN: 9781839382499 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
cena:
190,00 zł |
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Air War in the Pacific
ISBN: 9781951682743 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
cena:
108,75 zł |
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Mission ISRM "I Shall Return, MacArthur"
ISBN: 9781951682774 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
cena:
90,03 zł |