D-Days in the Pacific: With the U.s. Coastguard in World War Ii: the Story of Lucky 13 - Brossura

Wiley, Ken

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ISBN 10: 1935149210 ISBN 13: 9781935149217

Casa editrice: Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc, 2010

Riassunto

Winner of the 2008 Foundation for Coast Guard History Book AwardThe images of soldiers and marines coming ashore on hostile shores are embedded in our collective memory of World War II. But what of the sailors who manned the landing craft, going back and forth under fire with nowhere to take cover, their craft the special targets of enemy gunners?In this book, Ken Wiley, a Coast Guardsman on an Attack Transport in the Pacific, relates the intricate, often nerve wracking story of how the United States projected its power across 6,000 miles in the teeth of fanatical Japanese resistance. Each invasion was a swirl of moving parts, from frogmen to fire support, transport mother ships to Attack Transports, the smaller Higgins boats (LCVPs), and during the last terrifying stage the courageous men who would storm the beaches.The author participated in the campaigns for the Marshall Islands, the Marianas the Philippines and Okinawa, and with a precise eye for detail relates numerous aspects of landing craft operations, such as ferrying wounded, that are often discounted. He conveys the terror and horrors of war, as well as, on occasion, the thrill, while not neglecting the humor and cameraderie of wartime life.An exciting book, full of harrowing combat action, D Days in the Pacific also provides a valuable service in expanding our knowledge of exactly how World War II’s massive amphibious operations were undertaken.

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... an engrossing account of the island-hopping Pacific War....there is plenty of humour along the way .. --Warships, July 2010

This is a well illustrated and detailed first-hand account of the amphibious war waged against fanatical Japanese opposition. --soldiermagazine.co.uk, June 2010

The author describes the dangers and fears, as well as the determination, fun and humour which saw him and his like through the conflicts in the Pacific --Ships Monthly, August 2010

The book is delightfully written, with an engaging mix of humour, modesty, information and character sketches --Miniature Wargames, September 2010

..novelistic in its form, which brings the reader close to the experiences of another band of brothers... and the powerful nature of the eyewitness story is added to by some extremely skilful pencil-sketch renditions of the events which the author covers --Military Illustrated, September 2011

...well written and illustrated with photographs and excellent drawings of life aboard ship by one of the shipmates. --The Hook, December 2010

..novelistic in its form, which brings the reader close to the experiences of another band of brothers... and the powerful nature of the eyewitness story is added to by some extremely skilful pencil-sketch renditions of the events which the author covers --Military Illustrated, September 2011

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The images of soldiers and marines coming ashore on hostile beaches are embedded in our collective memory of World War II. But what of the sailors who manned the landing craft, going back and forth under fire with nowhere to take cover? In this book, Ken Wiley, a coast guardsman on an attack-transport ship in the Pacific, relates the extraordinary story of how the United States projected its power across 6,000 miles of ocean, despite fierce Japanese resistance. The author describes each invasion, detailing a swirl of moving parts, from frogmen to fire support, transport mother ships to attack-transports, the smaller Higgins boats (LCVPs) and, during the last terrifying stage, the courageous men who stormed the beaches. The author participated in the campaigns for the Marshall Islands, the Marianas, the Philippines and Okinawa, and, with a precise eye for detail, he relates numerous aspects of landing-craft operations, such as ferrying wounded, that are often discounted. He conveys the terror and horror of war, without neglecting the humour and cameraderie of wartime life. D-Days in the Pacific is an exciting book, full of harrowing combat action, which also provides a valuable service in explaining exactly how World War II's massive amphibious operations were undertaken.

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• Editore: Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1935149210
• ISBN 13: 9781935149217
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 334