Asian history

Includes over 50 photos and 25 maps.

Includes over 50 photos and 23 maps.

The exploits of the Submarine Rescue League, which had the job of picking up American flyers shot down while attacking objectives in the Pacific.

Early on Sunday, 7 December 1941, the air and naval forces of the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the U.

FROM our entry into the war at Pearl Harbor in December 1941 until the Japanese surrender in September 1945, every major offensive campaign launched by the United States was initiated by an amphibious assault.

The American and Filipino guerrillas that fought against the Japanese occupation of the Philippines were key in providing direction to resistance efforts and in the eventual liberation of the islands.

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This research paper focuses on oil and its importance to operations in the Pacific during World War II.

This thesis examines the impact that the dominant personalities of General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Ernest King had in shaping Allied strategy in the Pacific during the Second World War.

This monograph addresses operational art during a specific period of the Korean War.

[Illustrated with over one hundred maps, photos and portraits, of the battles, individuals and places involved in the Indian Mutiny]Even a long experience of Indian and the customs of the Indians could have prepared John Sherer for the tumultuous events of the Indian Mutiny of 1857.

[Illustrated with over one hundred maps, photos and portraits, of the battles, individuals and places involved in the Indian Mutiny]'The mutiny as seen by a Lancer's wifeThis account, which briefly covers life in India immediately preceding the Indian Mutiny, was originally titled A Lady's Life Before and During the Indian Mutiny.

Operational art and the operational level of war became a doctrinal focus for the U.

Although the U.

On 15 January 1942 the Japanese invaded Burma.

This study analyzes Gen O.

Rockwell Terry is a career naval captain who has served since WWI.

Includes over 250 illustrations, maps and charts of the fighting in Buna, New Guinea and the Philippines.

Quentin Reynolds, noted author and columnist for Colliers magazine, was among the select group of American correspondents that recorded and recounted the Second World War in Europe from the very beginning.

The historical narrative which unfolds in the following pages is almost completely unknown to Western readers.

Includes the Second World War In The Philippines Illustration Pack - 237 maps, plans and photos.

Given the constrained environment the US Armed Forces operate in would it be possible or even strategically feasible to relieve a cut-off force.

Includes The Prisoners Of War In Japanese Hands During World War Two pack with 130 photos, plans and photos.

The short but heroic narrative of a member of the 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division in the bloody bitter battle at Kunu-ri during the Korean War.

This paper traces the development of close air support (CAS) by the United States Marine Corps in World War II.

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This study analyzes the evolution of Seventh Air Force's joint command and control relationships as well as the development of joint operational procedures and doctrine in the Central Pacific during World War II.

The Korean War took place over a three year period from 25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953.

Many military professionals regard General of the Army Douglas MacArthur as a very polarizing figure in military history, from his strategic use of maneuver to defeat the Japanese at Leyte to his public defiance of the Commander in Chief, President Truman on his policy towards the Korean War.

THE KAITEN WEAPON is the full story of a fantastic suicide weapon-the manned torpedo -and of the volunteers who deliberately offered their lives in defense of Japan.

Includes the Second World War In The Pacific Illustration Pack - 152 maps, plans and photos.

This monograph examines Claire Lee Chennault as a military theorist and campaign planner.

In May 1942, the Japanese found themselves in a favorable military situation.

As America's collective memory of the Second World War fades, popular history books and the entertainment industry have filled the knowledge gap with accounts from the European Theater.

There are currently two contradictory schools of thought in the historiography of General Robert L.

This thesis analyzes the political role of the German General Staff as well as civil military relations in Germany from the late 19th century until 1933.

Includes over 150 photos.

Before the Korean War, the primary mission of Lt.

General-of-the-Army Douglas MacArthur was a complex man whose behaviors seem contradictory on the surface.

Five years after emerging victorious from World War II, the United States became embroiled in the Korean War.

Includes over 110 illustrations charting the history of the US Navy PT Boats.

Includes over 90 maps, charts and illustrations.

Includes over 220 photos, maps and plans following Robert "e;Lucky"e; Leckie's Pacific War with the 1st Marine Division"e;Here is one of the most riveting first-person accounts ever to come out of World War II.

Although some historians and many newsmen have written many words about Admiral Raymond A.

This study undertakes to examine the aerial interdiction activities conducted against the enemy railway system by United Nations' forces during the Korean War, June 1950-July 1953.

Includes the Island War In The Pacific Illustration Pack - 152 maps, plans and photos.

Includes the Island War In The Pacific Illustration Pack - 152 maps, plans and photos.

The amazing story of the crew of the B-29 bomber The Great Artiste, who flew in both missions that dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Includes 9 illustrations"e;As a leader of men in the field he is, I believe, without equal.

Includes over 30 maps, photos and illustrations.