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Captured Behind Japanese Lines

Author : Daniel Berke
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 139901689X
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Captured Behind Japanese Lines written by Daniel Berke and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2021-12-30 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This WWII biography vividly recounts one man’s experience as a Special Ops soldier and POW in Japanese occupied Burma. In his postwar life, Frank Berkovitch was a quiet, reserved tailor. But during World War II, he served with the legendary Chindits in Burma and endured years of Japanese captivity. He fought as a Bren-gunner on Operation LONGCLOTH, the first mission to take them deep behind enemy lines. He was even General Orde Wingate’s batman. The Chindits were Wingate’s inspired idea. Under his dauntless leadership, they dispelled the myth that the Imperial Japanese Army was invincible. Outnumbered, outgunned, and reliant on RAF air drops for supplies, the 3,000 men of the Chindit columns overcame harsh jungle terrain to take the fight to the enemy. They wreaked havoc with enemy communications and caused heavy enemy casualties while gathering vital intelligence. During the desperate race to escape from Burma, Frank was captured crossing the Irrawaddy river. He spent two years imprisoned by notoriously cruel captors. Superbly researched, this inspiring book vividly describes the Chindits’ first operation and the heroism of Frank and his comrades, many of whom never returned.

Captured Behind Japanese Lines

Author : Daniel Berke
Publisher : Pen & Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 9781399016889
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (168 download)

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Download or read book Captured Behind Japanese Lines written by Daniel Berke and published by Pen & Sword Military. This book was released on 2021-09-29 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Never have I had greater respect for soldiers than those of the 14th Army who served under Bill Slim, and in particular those guys who were in the Chindit columns. They suffered hugely as they got inside enemy territory in the Burmese Jungle and as they fought against all odds; some surviving, some being captured and many dying. This book exemplifies the courage of the men who faced this ordeal." - The Rt. Hon. Colonel Bob Stewart DSO MP No-one meeting Frank Berkovitch, a quiet, reserved tailor, could have guessed that he had served with the Chindits in Burma and suffered prolonged Japanese captivity. Yet not only had he fought as a Bren-gunner on Operation LONGCLOTH, their first deep penetration mission, but he was the legendary General Orde Wingate's batman. The Chindits were Wingate's inspired idea and, while suffering heavy losses from enemy action and deprivation, they dispelled the myth that the Imperial Japanese Army Japanese was invincible. Outnumbered, outgunned, carrying 70lb packs and reliant on RAF air drops for supplies, the 3,000 men of the Chindit columns overcame harsh jungle terrain and climatic conditions to take the fight to the enemy behind their own lines. They wreaked havoc with enemy communications and caused heavy enemy casualties while gathering vital intelligence. After months of malnutrition and disease and hunted by the vengeful Japanese, the survivors faced a desperate race to escape from Burma. Captured crossing the Irrawaddy river, Frank endured two years imprisonment at the hands of notoriously cruel captors. Superbly researched, this inspiring book vividly describes the Chindits' first operation and the hardship suffered by, and heroism of, Frank and his comrades, many who never returned.

Behind Japanese Lines, with the OSS in Burma

Author : Richard Dunlop
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Behind Japanese Lines, with the OSS in Burma written by Richard Dunlop and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the experiences of OSS Detachment 101, a group of Americans who performed guerrilla operations behind the Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.

Behind Japanese Lines

Author : Ray C. Hunt
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 081314602X
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Behind Japanese Lines written by Ray C. Hunt and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-04-23 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This WWII combat memoir offers a rare firsthand account of the Allied guerilla forces fighting the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. In the Spring of 1942, US and Philippine forces lost the Battle of Bataan, leaving control of the Bataan Peninsula and the island of Corregidor to the Japanese. After the devastating loss, the Allied forces stationed across the Philippine Archipelago were supposed to surrender. Yet many of them refused, escaping into the mountains and jungles to form guerilla units. In Behind Japanese Lines one of those brave soldiers, Ray Hunt, recounts his experiences as part of the Allied resistance against the Japanese occupation. After escaping the Bataan Death March, Ray organized a troop of guerillas who went on to make noteworthy contributions to the Filipino-American reconquest of the Philippines. Ray’s story sheds important light on US-Filipino relations during World War II, as well as the realities of fighting both the Imperial Japanese Army and the Hukbalahap communist guerillas. "Stands out for the vividness of its detail, its effort to sort fact from legend, and its tribute to the heroism of the resistance movement, which was almost entirely Filipino.” —Choice

Nisei linguists: Japanese Americans in the Military Intelligence Service During World War II (Paperbound)

Author : James C. McNaughton
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 : 9780160867057
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Nisei linguists: Japanese Americans in the Military Intelligence Service During World War II (Paperbound) written by James C. McNaughton and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2006 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book tells the story of an unusual group of American soldiers in World War II, second-generation Japanese Americans (Nisei) who served as interpreters and translators in the Military Intelligence Service."--Preface.

Taken Captive

Author : Ooka Shohei
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Taken Captive written by Ooka Shohei and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1996-04-17 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The harsh conditions, the daily routines that occupy a prisoner's time, and above all, the psychological struggles and behavioral quirks of captives forced to live in close confinement are conveyed with devastating simplicity and candor. Throughout, the author constantly probes his own conscience, questioning motivations and decisions. What emerges is a multileveled portrait of an individual determined to retain his humanity in an uncivilized environment.

The Emperor's Irish Slaves

Author : Robert Widders
Publisher : The History Press Ireland
ISBN 13 : 1845887271
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (458 download)

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Download or read book The Emperor's Irish Slaves written by Robert Widders and published by The History Press Ireland. This book was released on 2012 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Undaunted: Stories About the Irish in Australia

Downed Allied Airmen and Evasion of Capture

Author : Herman Bodson
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786422165
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Downed Allied Airmen and Evasion of Capture written by Herman Bodson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2005-09-27 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume deals specifically with escape and evasion in the Netherlands, Belgium and France, an operation in which the author himself was directly involved, and discusses the role which these lines of escape played in the lives of airmen who were forced to bail out over enemy territory. He describes the ever-present risks the often nameless patriots faced, such as the danger of exposure and the threat of traitorous infiltration. Specific lines are traced geographically and their main participants discussed. Special emphasis is placed on the role of women in this resistance operation. Throughout the book, the reader benefits not only from the author's own personal recollections but also from his later on-location research. The final chapter concludes with statistical information directly related to this little known aspect of World War II. Appendices include lists of the airmen helped by the resistance movement.

The Army in the Pacific

Author : James C. McNaughton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Army in the Pacific written by James C. McNaughton and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Offers an overview of the Army's history in this rapidly changing region. It describes how the Army's involvement began with an expedition to seize Manila from Spain in 1898, which led to a protracted campaign against Philippine insurgents. When Japan attacked in 1941, the Army fought back as part of a joint and multinational team in some of the most far-reaching campaigns in history, after which the Army became responsible for post-conflict operations in Japan, Okinawa, South Korea, and the Philippines. During the Cold War, the Army fought hot wars in Korea and Vietnam. After the Vietnam War, the Army provided regional stability, a shield against aggression, and engagement with allies and partners as the region experienced unprecedented growth. This broad historical perspective reveals some enduring lessons: the vast distances and diversity of terrain and weather, the necessity for joint and multinational operations, and the need for a versatile, adaptive, and agile force"--Publisher's website.

Treatment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent, European Americans, and Jewish Refugees During World War II

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Treatment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent, European Americans, and Jewish Refugees During World War II written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

War as Spectacle

Author : Anastasia Bakogianni
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472524535
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (725 download)

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Download or read book War as Spectacle written by Anastasia Bakogianni and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-22 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War as Spectacle examines the display of armed conflict in classical antiquity and its impact in the modern world. The contributors address the following questions: how and why was war conceptualized as a spectacle in our surviving ancient Greek and Latin sources? How has this view of war been adapted in post-classical contexts and to what purpose? This collection of essays engages with the motif of war as spectacle through a variety of theoretical and methodological pathways and frameworks. They include the investigation of the portrayal of armed conflict in ancient Greek and Latin Literature, History and Material Culture, as well as the reception of these ancient narratives and models in later periods in a variety of media. The collection also investigates how classical models contribute to contemporary debates about modern wars, including the interrogation of propaganda and news coverage. Embracing an interdisciplinary approach to the study of ancient warfare and its impact, the volume looks at a variety of angles and perspectives, including visual display and its exploitation for political capital, the function of internal and external audiences, ideology and propaganda and the commentary on war made possible by modern media. The reception of the theme in other cultures and eras demonstrates its continued relevance and the way antiquity is used to justify as well as to critique later conflicts.

A Diary of the Russo-Japanese War

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book A Diary of the Russo-Japanese War written by and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Living with Nature's Extremes

Author : Robert E. Hinshaw
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781555663889
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (638 download)

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Download or read book Living with Nature's Extremes written by Robert E. Hinshaw and published by Big Earth Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gilbert White has been called the most renowned geographer internationally of the twentieth century, and one who personifies the ideal of a natural resources scientist committed to the stewardship of our planet. He has educated the nation and the world on how to change the ways we manage water resources, mitigate natural hazards, and assess the environment.

The Routledge Atlas of the Second World War

Author : Martin Gilbert
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131772593X
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Atlas of the Second World War written by Martin Gilbert and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Routledge Atlas of the Second World War, Martin Gilbert graphically charts the war’s political, military, economic and social history through 247 maps. Each map has been specially drawn for this atlas, many of them covering topics that have not previously been mapped. The atlas covers all the major events from the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 to the defeat of Japan in August 1945, including the Blitz, the Fall of France, Pearl Harbor, the naval Battles of the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific, Dieppe, Stalingrad, Midway, the Normandy Landings, the bombing of Warsaw, London, Coventry, Hamburg, Dresden, Tokyo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Burma Railway, concentration camps and slave labour camps, and prisoner-of-war camps in Europe, the Americas and the Far East. Focusing on the human - and inhuman - aspects of the war, The Routledge Atlas of the Second World War includes examination of: Military, naval and air campaigns on all the war fronts The war on land, at sea and in the air The economic and social aspects of the war The global nature of the war, in armed combat and in suffering The impact of the war on civilians, both under occupation, and as deportees and refugees The aftermath of the war: the post-war political and national boundaries; war graves, and the human cost of the war on every continent.

The World of DJs and the Turntable Culture

Author :
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780634058332
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (583 download)

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Download or read book The World of DJs and the Turntable Culture written by and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2003 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Book). Step behind the wheels of steel and into the world of professional DJs. The World of DJs and the Turntable Culture is the only book that clearly and thoroughly teaches the tools, technologies and techniques of contemporary DJing. It also goes further, exploring the culture, history and aesthetics of hip-hop, dance music and turntablism. Souvignier traces the turntable's evolution from consumer playback device into a professional musical instrument, right up to the latest CD scratching decks. He also traces the evolution of the DJ from selector and record announcer to producer/performer. This book features exclusive interviews with GrandWizzard Theodore (the inventor of scratching) and other superstars including DJ QBert, Rob Swift (X-ecutioners), Armand Van Helden and mash-up maven The Freelance Hellraiser. The wide ranging topics covered include a mechanical history of turntables and a DJ technology roundup; Alan Freed, Dick Clark and payola; John Cage's Cartridge Music; Grandmaster Flash; Jamaican sound systems; the rise and fall of disco; house, techno and garage music; a dictionary of scratches; and developing DJ skills. The World of DJs and the Turntable Culture includes hands-on chapters that explain the basic tools DJs use, teaches the fundamental techniques, and explores the creative possibilities for DJs. There is a special focus on state-of-the-art gear, spotlighting the most exciting, cutting-edge features.

The Battle of Bataan

Author : Robert Conroy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Battle of Bataan written by Robert Conroy and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Describes the unsuccessful struggle of American & Filipino troops to defend Bataan against Japanese invasion in 1942"--

Liu Shaoqi and the Chinese Cultural Revolution

Author : Lowell Dittmer
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
ISBN 13 : 9780765639998
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (399 download)

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Download or read book Liu Shaoqi and the Chinese Cultural Revolution written by Lowell Dittmer and published by M.E. Sharpe. This book was released on 1998-03-11 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The chief target of China's infamous Cultural Revolution, Liu Shaoqi is one of the tragic figures of the Chinese revolution. By addressing the issues that decimated China's monolithic elite in the late 1960s, Lowell Dittmer illuminates not only the life and fate of this fascinating leader but also the policy-making process of a revolutionary state facing the diverging exigencies of economic modernization and political development. Liu Shaoqi emerges as the symbol of a systematic endeavor to combine order with revolution and equality using economic efficiency and technocratic values. In this new edition, Mr. Dittmer tells the end of the story -- the death of Liu Shaoqi and the fate of Wang Guangmei (Liu's wife and a notable figure herself) and other members of Liu's family and inner circle -- and the legacy and relevance of Liu's contribution to China in the late twentieth century.