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Book Synopsis Tales of a Feather Merchant: The World War 2 Memoir of a Marine Radioman by : Perry Pollins
Download or read book Tales of a Feather Merchant: The World War 2 Memoir of a Marine Radioman written by Perry Pollins and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2020-02-26 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Merriam Press World War 2 Memoir. Pollins describes his tour of duty as a member of the 4th JASCO (Joint Assault Signal Company) with the 1st Marine Division at their base camp on Pavuvu, the assaults on Peleliu and Okinawa, and closes with his posting to North China and confrontation with Chinese Nationalist and Communist troops. 44 photos.
Book Synopsis Tales of a Feather Merchant by : Perry Pollins
Download or read book Tales of a Feather Merchant written by Perry Pollins and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-03-24 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Merriam Press Military Monograph 78. Fifth Edition (March 2012). Describing his tour of duty with the 1st Marine Division at their base camp on Pavuvu, the assault on Peleliu (Operation Stalemate), their return to Pavuvu for rest and further training, and the final battle of World War II, Okinawa, the book concludes with Perry's posting to North China and confrontation with Chinese Nationalist and Chinese Communist troops, displaying this military involvement that few are aware of. The book consists of a number of vignettes that describe the adventures of a Marine that takes place on an isolated jungle island and in two of the most vicious battles fought in World War II. While it covers contact with the enemy, Perry describes their brutality, the climate, the topography, and the loneliness and isolation that the "raggedy ass Marines" suffered and how they withstood an adversary more vicious and unrelenting then those who confronted the Germans in Europe. It addresses the marked differences between the fighting that took place in Europe and the vast Pacific Ocean, the major differences being the brutal and cruel behavior of the Japanese and the surroundings in which they fought. But the most oppressive of all was the severe isolation that these Marines were subjected to, and how they coped with it. And finally, it discloses that Marines in the Pacific, and especially those in the 1st Marine Division, were never optimally equipped, and they were understaffed and abandoned until the war in Europe was won, a condition forced upon them by the government's declaration of "Europe First." Perry was a member of the 4th JASCO (Joint Assault Signal Company) of the 1st Marine Division, which was comprised of Marine and Navy personnel radio operators, telephone linemen, and scout-snipers who supplied the Division with communications to control naval gunfire, close air support, and landing supplies, i.e. ammunition, food, water, vehicles and material. The book contains photographs never before published. Contents: * The Theme in Retrospect * A Naval Engagement * Pavuvu: Pediculous Paradise * Peleliu * Editorial Interlude * Return to Pavuvu * The Beginning of the End * It's Over * Returning to the Marine's Premier Station-China * Homeward Bound * Marines Under Stress * Afterword * Bibliography * 43 photos.
Book Synopsis Tales of a Feather Merchant: A World War II Allegory by : Perry Pollins
Download or read book Tales of a Feather Merchant: A World War II Allegory written by Perry Pollins and published by Merriam Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Tales of a Feather Merchant by : Perry Pollins
Download or read book Tales of a Feather Merchant written by Perry Pollins and published by . This book was released on 2008-09-17 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The World War II Memoir of a Marine Radioman. The author describes his tour of duty as a member of the 4th JASCO (Joint Assault Signal Company) with the 1st Marine Division at their base camp on Pavuvu, the assaults on Peleliu and Okinawa, and closes with his posting to North China and confrontation with Chinese Nationalist and Communist troops. 44 photos, appendices, bibliography.
Download or read book Battle Cry written by Leon Uris and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Battle Cry is the riveting Marine epic by the bestselling author of such classics as Trinity and Exodus. Originally published in 1953, Leon Uris's Battle Cry is the raw and exciting story of men at war from a legendary American author. This is the story of enlisted men – Marines – at the beginning of World War II. They are a rough–and–ready tangle of guys from America's cities and farms and reservations. Led by a tough veteran sergeant, these soldiers band together to emerge as part of one of the most elite fighting forces in the world. With staggering realism and detail, we follow them into intense battles – Guadalcanal and Tarawa – and through exceptional moments of camaraderie and bravery. Battle Cry does not extol the glories of war, but proves itself to be one of the greatest war stories of all time.
Book Synopsis War in the Shallows by : John Darrell Sherwood
Download or read book War in the Shallows written by John Darrell Sherwood and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War in the Shallows, published in 2015 by the Naval History and Heritage Command, is the authoritative account of the U.S. Navy's hard-fought battle along Vietnam's rivers and coastline from 1965-1968. At the height of the U.S. Navy's involvement in the Vietnam War, the Navy's coastal and riverine forces included more than 30,000 Sailors and over 350 patrol vessels ranging in size from riverboats to destroyers. These forces developed the most extensive maritime blockade in modern naval history and fought pitched battles against Viet Cong units in the Mekong Delta and elsewhere. War in the Shallows explores the operations of the Navy's three inshore task forces from 1965 to 1968. It also delves into other themes such as basing, technology, tactics, and command and control. Finally, using oral history interviews, it reconstructs deckplate life in South Vietnam, focusing in particular on combat waged by ordinary Sailors. Vietnam was the bloodiest war in recent naval history and War in the Shallows strives above all else to provide insight into the men who fought it and honor their service and sacrifice. Illustrated throughout with photographs and maps. Author John Darrell Sherwood has served as a historian with the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) since 1997. -- Provided by publisher.
Book Synopsis Draftee Division by : John Sloan Brown
Download or read book Draftee Division written by John Sloan Brown and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The involuntary soldiers of an unmilitary people such were the forces that American military planners had to pit against hardened Axis veterans, yet prewar unpreparedness dictated that whole divisions of such men would go to war under the supervision of tiny professional cadres. Much to his surprise and delight, Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall found that the 88th Infantry Division, his first draftee division, "fought like wildcats" and readily outclassed its German adversaries while measuring up to the best Regular Army divisions. Draftee Division is at once a history of the 88th Division, an analysis of American unit mobilization during World War II, and an insight into the savage Italian Campaign. After an introduction placing the division in historical context, separate chapters address personnel, training, logistics, and overseas deployment. Another chapter focuses upon preliminary adjustments to the realities of combat, after which two chapters trace the 88th's climactic drive through the Gustav Line into Rome itself. A final chapter takes the veteran 88th to final victory. Of particular interest are observations concerning differences connected with mobilization between the 88th and less successful divisions and discussions of the contemporary relevance of the 88th's experiences. Draftee Division is especially rich in its sources. John Sloan Brown, with close ties to the division, has secured extensive and candid contributions from veterans. To these he has added a full array of archival and secondary sources. The result is a definitive study of American cadremen creating a division out of raw draftees and leading them on to creditable victories. Its findings will be important for military and social historians and for students of defense policy
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Book Synopsis The Autobiography of F.B.I. Special Agent Dale Cooper by : Scott Frost
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Download or read book With the Tigers over China, 1941-1942 written by Jerome Klinkowitz and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the twelve months centered around the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a diverse group of American and British flyers fought one of the most remarkable air campaigns of WWII. Pilots including Claire Chennault, "Pappy" Boyington, and Art Donahue bought time for an Allied regrouping against Japan's relentless assault in the China-Burma-India theater. In the face of the 1941 bombings, Chiang Kai-shek turned to air power to survive, which he did thanks to Chennault's rebuilding of the Chinese Air Force and the leadership of the American Volunteer Group, or AVG. Formed by Chennault, the AVG, also known as the Flying Tigers, were contract employees working for the Chinese government. As a result, they received virtually no official American recognition for their efforts. The group was known for their romantic, reckless spirit. They performed remarkably with outdated planes and equipment in ill-repair, were almost always heavily outnumbered in battle, and were seen by outsiders as hard-drinking rebels. Whatever their image, the Flying Tigers were highly effective. In the words of Air Force Major General Charlie Bond, "During that first week of action the AVG destroyed fifty-five enemy bombers and fighters while losing only five Tomahawks. Unfortunately, two of our colleagues were killed, but at the same time two hundred enemy airmen were either killed or captured. We were shattering the myth that the Japanese Air Force was invincible." Jerome Klinkowitz, whose earlier books focused on flyers' attitudes toward the air war in Britain and Europe, continues his work with an exceptionally interesting group of Pacific warriors. He brings together not only the commanders' stories but the often more colorful—and sometimes more accurate—accounts of life and battle by the men who flew these planes and the women who participated on the ground.
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Book Synopsis Critical Companion to Flannery O'Connor by : Connie Ann Kirk
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