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The Thousand-mile War: World War II in Alaska and the Aleutians

Categorie	Algemeen Militaria
Boeknummer	#375951-XD32
Titel	The Thousand-mile War: World War II in Alaska and the Aleutians
Auteur	Garfield, Brian
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Lonson : Aurum Press
Jaar van uitgave	2004
ISBN10	1845130197
ISBN13	9781845130190
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original green boards, silver lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with some photographs in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting	The 1942 Japanese invasion of two of the Aleutian Islands, the thousand-milerchipelago west of Alaska, represents the only time in modern history thatmerican territory has been occupied by a foreign power. The ensuingifteen-month campaign, memorialised in John Huston's extraordinaryocumentary film, was 'the weirdest war ever waged': a terrible, elementalnd always three-sided battle, between the Americans, the Japanese and theeather. Frozen puddies of oil could be lifted like boards. Servicementurned summer clothing for fuel. Aircrews flew amidst icy rain, drivenpside-down by gales. The eventual liberation of the island of Attu wasecond only to Iwo Jima in the percentage of American casualties. Brianarfield's book, never before published in the UK, is the definitive historyf this 'Forgotten... (Lees verder) War'.
Pagina's	376
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 15,00

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