Guadalcanal

The American Campaign against Japan in WWII

Jon Diamond (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

2016
Stackpole Books (Verlag)
978-0-8117-1626-0 (ISBN)

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On August 7, 1942, U.S. Marines landed on the island of Guadalcanal, northeast of Australia, launching the first major Allied offensive against Japan. In one of the best-known campaigns of World War II's Pacific Theater, the Marines and then the U.S. Army endured a bitter six-month struggle for the island.• Hundreds of photos depict soldiers and commanders, vehicles, weapons and equipment, terrain, living conditions, medical care, and much more• Text narrates the campaign and captions expertly describe the photos• Perfect complement to the narrative accounts in the Stackpole Military History Series• Ideal reference for military history fans, scholars, modelers, and reenactors

Jon Diamond has written extensively on military history topics. In addition to articles for World War II History and Military Heritage, he is also the author of Guadalcanal (978-0-8117-1626-0), New Guinea (978-0-8117-1556-0), Orde Wingate (978-1-84908-323-2), and Archibald Wavell (978-1-84908-737-7). A graduate of Cornell University, Diamond is a medical doctor in private practice and has taught at Harvard and Penn State. He lives near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	14.3.2016
Reihe/Serie	Stackpole Military Photo Series
Verlagsort	Mechanicsburg
Sprache	englisch
Maße	213 x 278 mm
Gewicht	794 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-8117-1626-0 / 0811716260
ISBN-13	978-0-8117-1626-0 / 9780811716260
Zustand	Neuware