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Author:

Kuehn, John T.

Title:

Eyewitness Pacific theater : firsthand accounts of the war in the Pacific from Pearl Harbor to the atomic bombs / John T. Kuehn with D. M. Giangreco ; foreword by Eric M. Bergerud.

Publisher:

Sterling,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

272 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 28 cm + 1 sound disc (4 3/4 in.)

Subject:

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.

Other Authors:

Giangreco, D. M., 1952-
Lihani, Rob.
Kirk, Rob.
Bergerud, Eric M.
First Person Productions.

Other Titles:

Eyewitness Pacific theater : selected eyewitness interviews; Victor Croizat, Ed Moore, William Langsford, Chuck Tatum

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267) and index. Includes a full-length compact disc of interviews produced by historical documentarians Rob Lihani and Rob Kirk, "Eyewitness Pacific theater : selected eyewitness interviews; Victor Croizat, Ed Moore, William Langsford, Chuck Tatum," produced by First Person Productions for Sterling Publishing, c2008. (The compact disc is an audio cd, despite word "Photo credit:Corbis" on disc surface, which refers to photo on disc label.).

Contents:

The road to war -- Running wild -- Coral Sea and Midway -- The defensive-offensive -- Island hopping -- The dual advance continues -- Return...with interest -- Reaping the whirlwind.

Summary:

Tells the remarkable story of U.S. operations in the Pacific during World War II by documenting the experiences of the men and women who were stationed there.

ISBN:

1402762151 (hbk.) :
9781402762154 (hbk.) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)277391400

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

VMPC334 -- West Union Community Library (West Union)