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Audiobooks. bibliography Biographies. biography history History History. Informational works. World atlases.Bruning, John R.
Summary: "On August 20, 1942, twelve Marine dive-bombers and nineteen Marine fighters landed at Guadalcanal. Their mission: defeat the Japanese navy and prevent it from sending more men and supplies to "Starvation Island," as Guadalcanal was nicknamed. The Japanese were turning the remote, jungle-covered mountain in the south Solomon Islands into an air base from which they could attack the supply lines...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2024
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Summary: "When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, college football was at the height of its popularity. As the nation geared up for total war, one branch of the service dominated the aspirations of college football stars: the United States Marine Corps. Which is why, on Christmas Eve of 1944, when the 4th and 29th Marine regiments found themselves in the middle of the Pacific Ocean training for what...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist War BissingerHornfischer, James D.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2011
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 940.54 HorHammel, Eric M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 1988
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 919.593 RANHammel, Eric M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pacifica Press 1992
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Summary: John Basilone was a Marine legend who received the Medal of Honor for holding off 3,000 Japanese on Guadalcanal and the Navy Cross posthumously for his bravery on Iwo Jima.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Springwater 2009
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Summary: Presents a narrative account of America's secret World War II mission to assassinate Isoroku Yamamoto, the Japanese commander who masterminded the Pearl Harbor attacks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 HAMHammel, Eric M.
Summary: Bibliography: p. 493-495. Describes the pivotal aircraft carrier battles of the Guadalcanal campaign: the battles of the Eastern Solomons and the battle of Santa Cruz.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5426 HAMLundstrom, John B.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Naval Institute Press 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5449 LUNGerhardt, Christina
Summary: "Low-lying island nations are least responsible for global warming, but they are already suffering its impacts severely and disproportionately. According to the International Panel on Climate Change, island nations are responsible for 0.03% of global emissions. A weave of essays, maps, poems and illustrations, Sea Change presents the impacts of and solutions to sea level rise. An essay, drawing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2 GERHenderson, Bruce
Summary: One of the last, great untold stories of World War II--kept hidden for decades--even after most of the World War II records were declassified in 1972, many of the files remained untouched in various archives--a gripping true tale of courage and adventure from Bruce Henderson, master storyteller, historian, and New York Times best-selling author of Sons and Soldiers--the saga of the Japanese...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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Summary: "This journey through the world's coral reefs uncovers the incredible codependencies between fish, marine animals, and the underwater landscape. Across thirteen unique reef locations in tropical and cold waters, readers will discover the rich variety of marine life that rely on coral reefs for their survival. Along the way, they will encounter corals, turtles, fish, crustaceans, and marine...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames and Hudson 2021