Dogfight Over Tokyo: The Final Air Battle of the Pacific and the Last Four Men to Die in World War II, Wukovits John
Автор: Wukovits, John Название: Lost At Sea ISBN: 0593184858 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780593184851 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 10420.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Wukovits, John Название: Lost At Sea ISBN: 059318484X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780593184844 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 19620.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: No tragedy, no challenge, has proved too hard for Susan Alberti. The woman from the working-class suburbs has battled boardrooms, courts, lymphoma and adult diabetes, and was one of the driving forces behind the AFL`s move into women`s football. This is a story of passion, generosity and a woman who will inspire you to take on the seemingly impossible and triumph.
Автор: John F. Wukovits Название: Soldiers of a Different Cloth: Notre Dame Chaplains in World War II ISBN: 0268103933 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780268103934 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 29260.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
In Soldiers of a Different Cloth, New York Times best-selling author and military historian John Wukovits tells the inspiring story of thirty-five chaplains and missionaries who, while garnering little acclaim, performed extraordinary feats of courage and persistence during World War II. Ranging in age from twenty-two to fifty-three, these University of Notre Dame priests and nuns were counselor, friend, parent, and older sibling to the young soldiers they served. These chaplains experienced the horrors of the Death March in the Philippines and the filthy holds of the infamous Hell Ships. They dangled from a parachute while descending toward German fire at Normandy and shivered in Belgium’s frigid snows during the Battle of the Bulge. They languished in German and Japanese prison camps, and stood speechless at Dachau.
Based on a vast collection of letters, papers, records, and photographs in the archives of the University of Notre Dame, as well as other contemporary sources, Wukovits brings to life these nearly forgotten heroes who served wherever duty sent them and wherever the war dictated. Wukovits intertwines their stories on the battlefronts with their memories of Notre Dame. In their letters to their superior in South Bend, Indiana, they often asked about campus, the Grotto, and the football team. Their love for Notre Dame helped buttress them during their wartime tribulations, and their return to campus was akin to a warm homecoming. Soldiers of a Different Cloth will fascinate and engage all readers interested in the history of World War II and alumni, friends, and fans of the Fighting Irish.
Автор: Wukovits John Название: For Crew and Country: The Inspirational True Story of Bravery and Sacrifice Aboard the USS Samuel B. Roberts ISBN: 1250041910 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781250041913 Издательство: Macmillan USA/Holtzbrink(MPS) Цена: 13480.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: In "For Crew and Country," John Wukovits tells of the most dramatic naval battle of the Pacific War and the incredible sacrifice of the "USS Samuel B. Roberts."
On October 25, 1944, the "Samuel B. Roberts," along with the other twelve vessels comprising its unit, stood between Japan's largest battleship force ever sent to sea and MacArthur's transports inside Leyte Gulf. Faced with the surprise appearance of more than twenty Japanese battleships, cruisers, and destroyers, including the "Yamato," at 70,000 tons the most potent battlewagon in the world, the 1,200-ton "Samuel B. Roberts" turned immediately into action with six other ships. Captain Copeland marked the occasion with one of the most poignant addresses ever given to men on the edge of battle: "Men," he said over the intercom, "we are about to go into a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected."
The ship churned straight at the enemy in a near-suicidal attempt to deflect the more potent foe, allow the small aircraft carriers to escape, and buy time for MacArthur's forces. Of 563 destroyers constructed during World War II, the "Samuel B. Roberts "was the only one sunk, going down with guns blazing in a duel reminiscent of the Spartans at Thermopylae or Davy Crockett's Alamo defenders. The men who survived faced a horrifying three-day nightmare in the sea, where they battled a lack of food and water, scorching sun and numbing nighttime cold, and nature's most feared adversary--sharks.
The battle would go down as history's greatest sea clash, the Battle of Samar--the dramatic climax of the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
Автор: Wukovits John Название: Tin Can Titans: The Heroic Men and Ships of World War II`s Most Decorated Navy Destroyer Squadron ISBN: 0306921901 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780306921902 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 14160.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: An epic narrative of World War II naval action that brings to life the sailors and exploits of the war`s most decorated destroyer squadron
Автор: Wukovits, John Название: Chesty Puller ISBN: 0593184572 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780593184578 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 13490.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Wukovits John Название: Dogfight Over Tokyo: The Final Air Battle of the Pacific and the Last Four Men to Die in World War II ISBN: 0306922053 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780306922053 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 25300.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: From an expert in the Pacific theater of World War II comes the tragic story of the pilots who fought the last fight of the war during the first hour of peace
Автор: John F. Wukovits Название: Devotion to Duty: A Biography of Admiral Clifton A. F. Sprague ISBN: 1612517013 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781612517018 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 28650.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: The first biography of the Admiral credited with turning the Leyte Gulf battle from defeat to victory in 1944 and who ordered the first shot against the Japanese at Pearl Harbor. Wukovits utilizes primary source materials that include handwritten commentary on the battle of Leyte.
Автор: Wukovits John Название: Dogfight Over Tokyo: The Final Air Battle of the Pacific and the Last Four Men to Die in World War II ISBN: 1549182331 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781549182334 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 29510.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: From an expert in the Pacific theater of World War II comes the tragic story of the pilots who fought the last fight of the war during the first hour of peaceWhen Billy Hobbs and his fellow Hellcat aviators from Air Group 88 lifted off from the venerable Navy carrier USS Yorktown early on the morning of August 15, 1945, they had no idea they were about to carry out the final air mission of World War II. Two hours later, Yorktown received word from Admiral Nimitz that the war had ended and that all offensive operations should cease. As they were turning back, twenty Japanese planes suddenly dove from the sky above them and began a ferocious attack. Four American pilots never returned--men who had lifted off from the carrier in wartime but were shot down during peacetime.Drawing on participant letters, diaries, and interviews, newspaper and radio accounts, and previously untapped archival records, historian and prolific author of acclaimed Pacific theater books, including Tin Can Titans and Hell from the Heavens, John Wukovits tells the story of Air Group 88's pilots and crew through their eyes. Dogfight over Tokyo is written in the same riveting, edge-of-your-seat style that has made Wukovits's previous books so successful. This is a stirring, one-of-a-kind tale of naval encounters and the last dogfight of the war--a story that is both inspirational and tragic.
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