One of the best written books
out there on amphibious undertakings during World War Two. This book
has detailed maps and pictures to complete a story about a place in
time that many have forgotten, namely Roseneath Scotland during
1941-1945. Topics include British and American cooperation, special
forces and even information on the post war years. Buy it here and
buy it today!
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by John A. Lorelli
Editorial Reviews
Booknews, Inc. , August 1, 1995
Chronicles the development of US Army, Navy, and Marine Corps
amphibious operations during WWII. Describes ships and landing
craft, ship-to-shore movement, command relationships, air and
gunfire support, mine countermeasures, and salvage, and includes
accounts of operations in the Solomon Islands and North Africa,
and in Normandy, Leyte, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa in 1944-45,
drawing on oral histories, war diaries, and combat reports.
Contains b&w photos and maps. Annotation copyright Book News,
Inc.
Portland, Or.
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This is
the Compass Series Edition, out of print, but Amazon.com will do
all it can to get it to you anyway. Our staff has always
believed that you should go right to the horse's mouth when
seriously looking to study something as important as a topic
that takes up time and effort for the reader. The NRC has been
known to write some of the most famous reference manuals,
scientific studies, etc. in the world.
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by The United States Department Of The Navy
Even
though this particular title is out of print, it should be found
and sent to you within one to two weeks from your order. Once
again we see an exacting guide with explicit information
directly from the military in question. Every naval collector
should have this as part of his or her collection.
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by William Spencer Jarnagin
To get a
really good idea of what it looked like during this time, a
journal such as this one is something very special indeed. As it
centers on the war itself, special attention is given to the
topic like very few made years later. Again it is out of print,
but Amazon.com will do it's due diligence to find the diary for
you within a few weeks.
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This
re-issue grandly takes us to a time in history when the United
States Congress could no longer hesitate but to work with Great
Britain to end the tyranny of Hitler once and for all. It
details the sheer tonnage and material supply necessary for such
a great endeavor, and explains from Winston Churchill's point of
view, just when it was that victory was imminent. From America's
first involvement to the Prime Minister's initial doubts, this
book begins the long road the Allies initiated and eventually
utilized to develop the island bases such as Rosneath and
others.
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by James A. Kehl
A very
special book dedicated to something quite unusual for the
mainstream. This book delves into the life of the everyday
civilian in World War Two that manned the thousands of
Amphibious crafts needed to both rescue and land our soldiers.
It is unique in it's content, as normally we read about the more
glorified vessels that were needed to win the wars, and really
nothing digging deeply into who supported them...."lest we
forget that if it wasn't for these brave men who manned the
workhorses, we would never have won the war!"
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by Theodore A. Wilson (Editor), John S. D.
Eisenhower
From the
Back Cover "D-Day 1944 contains essays by the world's leading
scholars on the invasion of France, covering all aspects of the
greatest amphibious assault in history, combining new
information and scholarship in a highly readable and instructive
volume. Recommended without hesitation or
qualification."--Stephen A. Ambrose, author of Eisenhower and
The Great and Noble Undertaking
Need I
say more? This one completes a library of many great books on
the war. Using extremely detailed information in the first level
of the military food chain, Wilson gives the reader an unequaled
look into what made the entire invasion a reality.
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