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Series
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (111 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
World War II rages across the Pacific and Lieutenant Commander Duke E. Gifford (John Wayne) is in the thick of it. He evacuates children from enemy-held islands ; oversees the research and development of torpedoes at Pearl Harbor ; and prowls the depths in the submarine Thunderfish, hoping for a chance to aim his improved "tin fish"-- Torpedoes at the hulls of the enemy fleet.
Author
Series
Pacific War trilogy volume 1
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxxvi, 597 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Draws on eyewitness accounts and primary sources to describe the first months of World War II in the Pacific, after the U.S. Navy suffered the worst defeat in its history at Pearl Harbor.
52) Rising sun
Author
Publisher
Baen
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
viii, 343 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
After a devastating encounter with Japanese submarines at the Battle of Midway, American naval forces are left in disarray as Japan dominates the Pacific, but a bold plan for ambushing the Japanese offers the hope of giving the Americans a fighting chance again.
Author
Language
English
Description
The "story of the submarine force that helped win World War II in the Pacific by ravaging Japan's merchant fleet and destroying the nation's economy. Focusing on the unique stories of three of the wars top submarines--Silversides, Drum, and Tang--[the author] takes readers beneath the waves to experience the determination, heroism, and tragedy that defined the submarine service"--Dust jacket flap.
60) Steel ships and iron men: a tribute to World War II fighting ships and the men who served on them
Author
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press
Pub. Date
[1991]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
145 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
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