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Swift, Silent, and Deadly: Marine Amphibious Reconnaissance in the Pacific, 1942-1945

Door Bruce F. Meyers

Categorie	WO II
Boeknummer	#327874-XE6
Titel	Swift, Silent, and Deadly: Marine Amphibious Reconnaissance in the Pacific, 1942-1945
Auteur	Meyers, Bruce F.
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Annapolis, MD : Naval institute Press
Jaar van uitgave	2004
ISBN10	1591144841
ISBN13	9781591144847
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original red boards, silver lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with b/w photographs, 8vo.
Samenvatting	Bruce Meyers, an experienced reconnaissance Marine officer, paints a colorful and accurate picture of the special recon landings that preceded every major amphibious operation in the Pacific during World War II. Credited with saving countless lives, the Marine scouting missions went in stealthily at night from submarines, PT boats, Catalinas, and high-speed transports. Swift, silent, and deadly, they landed on more than two hundred enemy beaches from Guadalcanal to Tarawa, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa, collecting intelligence on potential landing sites. They measured water depths, charted coral heads, gathered soil samples, sought out enemy locations, and took photographs. In short, they obtained information vital to the success of American operations in the Pacific. With this book World War II ... (Lees verder)Marine recon landings are chronicled for the first time - only in later wars have their contributions been fully documented. Here Meyers explains the start of it all, letting readers appreciate the courage and daring of these intrepid Marines as they slipped over the sides of their rubber boats and made their way inland.
Pagina's	167
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 20,00

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