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Author | : Jack K. Wakamatsu |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
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Download Silent Warriors Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"Silent warriors: a memoir of America's 442nd Regimental Combat Team is author Jack K. Wakamatsu's deeply felt account of his experiences in World War II. A Nisei, or Japanese-American, Wakamatsu finds himself in a particularly unique position as the war begins. As our government interns his parents in the infamous Manzanar "security camp", his father's business left in unscrupulous hands, Jack and many of his Nisei friends prepare to wage war in the European theater, their twofold aim: to fight for liberty, and to prove to their Caucasian counterparts that they, too, are loyal, patriotic Americans. Made up mostly of Nisei like Wakamatsu, the 442nd's exploits and adventures make for unforgettable reading. In a particularly unsettling episode, a young soldier returns from a harrowing day on the front line, only to learn that angry neighbors have turned against his parents back home and burned them out of their house. The incident is rendered doubly poignant in light of the tremendous dedication and discipline of the 442nd soldiers, many of whom would go on to make the ultimate sacrifice before the war ends. In an era where, as the author points out, we take our priceless freedom entirely too much for granted, Silent warriors is a chilling reminder of the high price that has so often been paid for the sake of preserving American democracy"--Jacket.
Author | : John B. Wilson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 496 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Government publications |
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Download Maneuver and Firepower Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 251 |
Release | : 2004 |
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ISBN | : 1428910220 |
Download The Brigade: A History, Its Organization and Employment in the US Army Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This work provides an organizational history of the maneuver brigade and case studies of its employment throughout the various wars. Apart from the text, the appendices at the end of the work provide a ready reference to all brigade organizations used in the Army since 1917 and the history of the brigade colors.
Author | : Gerald Astor |
Publisher | : Dell |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 2009-04-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0307565610 |
Download Battling Buzzards Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Few and the Brave Convinced by 1943 that the assault upon Nazi-held Europe would yield swiftly to elite troops, the U.S. Army created parachute regimental combat teams. Drawing on daring volunteers willing to hurl themselves from airplanes and hit the ground fighting, the 517th PRCT became one of the most highly trained airborne units in the world. Blooded in northern Italy in 1944, the Battling Buzzards dropped at night in southern France for the second D-day to spearhead a savage advance through the Champagne region and then into the Alps. Gerald Astor, acclaimed author of A Blood-Dimmed Tide, draws on the words of the men of the 517th to create this gripping, action-packed account of a unit that existed for only two years but fought heroically to defeat the vaunted German forces. From its campaign in Italy to its assault in the French Alps, the Battling Buzzards helped push the Germans out of southern Europe one fierce, close-quarter battle at a time. Then, after six months of nonstop action, the exhausted, battle-hardened 517th was called into the ultimate battle — at a place called The Bulge....
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Publisher | : Turner Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 142 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : 1563114089 |
Download 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Dorothy Matsuo |
Publisher | : Mutual Publishing |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : History |
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Download Boyhood to War Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : John J. Mcgrath |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 121 |
Release | : 2011-09-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1105056155 |
Download The Other End of the Spear Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book looks at several troop categories based on primary function and analyzes the ratio between these categories to develop a general historical ratio. This ratio is called the Tooth-to-Tail Ratio. McGrath's study finds that this ratio, among types of deployed US forces, has steadily declined since World War II, just as the nature of warfare itself has changed. At the same time, the percentage of deployed forces devoted to logistics functions and to base and life support functions have increased, especially with the advent of the large-scale of use of civilian contractors. This work provides a unique analysis of the size and composition of military forces as found in historical patterns. Extensively illustrated with charts, diagrams, and tables. (Originally published by the Combat Studies Institute Press)
Author | : Frank Harvey |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1962 |
Genre | : Air defenses |
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Download Strike Command, America's Elite New Combat Team Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : John Lundstrom |
Publisher | : Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 576 |
Release | : 2013-04-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 161251166X |
Download The First Team Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Hailed as one of the finest examples of aviation research, this comprehensive 1984 study presents a detailed and scrupulously accurate operational history of carrier-based air warfare. From the earliest operations in the Pacific through the decisive Battle of Midway, it offers a narrative account of how ace fighter pilots like Jimmy Thach and Butch O'Hare and their skilled VF squadron mates - called the "first team" - amassed a remarkable combat record in the face of desperate odds. Tapping both American and Japanese sources, historian John B. Lundstrom reconstructs every significant action and places these extraordinary fighters within the context of overall carrier operations. He writes from the viewpoint of the pilots themselves, after interviewing some fifty airmen from each side, to give readers intimate details of some of the most exciting aerial engagements of the war. At the same time he assesses the role the fighter squadrons played in key actions and shows how innovations in fighter tactics and gunnery techniques were a primary reason for the reversal of American fortunes. After more than twenty years in print, the book remains the definitive account and is being published in paperback for the first time to reach an even larger audience.
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Total Pages | : 860 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Combat |
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