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Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943 Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Fiction United States History 1933-1945 United States Politics and government 1939-1945 World politics 1933-1945 World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Solomon Islands World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, American World War, 1939-1945 United StatesContents: Panpipe ensemble, 'au tahana. Music to raise the house ; Swine shrieks ; Love song piece and ho'osia ritual ; Parrot piece ; Mound bird -- Panpipe ensemble, 'au ripi. Introduction piece ; Haridata's grief ; Popora's weeping ; the frogs of Darana ; Closing piece -- Panpipe ensemble, 'au taka'iori. Rihe piece ; Kinkina bird piece ; Infant's cry -- Panpipe ensemble, 'au keto. Stop and go ; Moaning...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Multicultural Media 1997
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/OCEANIC SOLHickam, Homer H.
Summary: In 1943, Coast Guard captain Josh Thurlow leads a desperate venture to Japanese-held islands of the South Pacific to track down a Medal of Honor hero and an ambassador's missing son.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HICHickam, Homer H.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2005
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC HICHarding, Stephen
Summary: The story of Lieutenant Hugh Barr Miller, marooned on a South Pacific island, and his one-man war against Japanese forces.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: They were expendable: Two PT-boat skippers defend the Philippines and give the U.S. war effort time to regroup after the crippling losses at Pearl Harbor. Flying Leathernecks: An embattled Marine fighter squadron VMF 247 at Guadalcanal is led by John Wayne and campaigning to coordinate ground combat with low-flying aerial sorties.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2006
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA THESummary: This documentary film about the death of five brothers who symbolized America's commitment to winning the war was one of the most painful, personal tragedies of WWII.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV TRUBissinger, Buzz
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...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishing 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 796.3320 BISCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 BISCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist War BissingerBruning, 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...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Cussler, Clive.
Summary: Journeying to the Solomon Islands to hunt for treasure linked to myths about ancient atrocities, Sam and Remi Fargo follow leads to Australia and Japan, where they make a wonderful but monstrous discovery.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC CUSCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC CUSHammel, Eric M.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5426 HAMRandall, Will
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 919.593 RANHornfischer, James D.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2011
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 940.54 HorSummary: This strikingly realistic film follows a devoted platoon of Marines through the terrors of war in the South Pacific.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2001
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA GUAHammel, Eric M.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pacifica Press 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5426 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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5426 HAMLundstrom, John B.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Naval Institute Press 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5449 LUNSummary: World War II - U.S. Engineers Build Airfield at Bougainville, Solomon Islands
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1944
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Brady, James
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.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Springwater 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Hampton, Dan
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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 940.54 HAMCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 HAMSummary: World War II - Joint US/New Zealand air strikes against the Japanese at Bougainville, Solomon Islands (part 3)
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1944
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Summary: World War II - Joint US/New Zealand air strikes against the Japanese at Bougainville, Solomon Islands (part 2)
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1944
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Crichton, Michael
Summary: An eco-thriller takes readers to such far-flung locales as Paris, Iceland, Antarctica, and the Solomon Islands.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2004
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC CRISummary: Told from the perspectives of eight different Pacific Island cultures, directed by eight different female Pacific filmmakers, and starring eight different indigenous actresses as the title character, this portmanteau film about female empowerment tells the story of one fictitious woman's life in eight separate vignettes, each segment advancing a decade or so forward, deploying a single...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN VAISummary: A timely, unprecedented look at Taiwan's struggle for direction, this program focuses on President Chen Shui-Bian and his sometimes subtle, sometimes blatant push for independence. The video follows Chen's elaborate attempts to bolster alliances in the region and maintain a favorable image at home-both of which are major challenges as many countries increase ties with Beijing and Chen's...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005