D-Days in the Pacific: With the U.s. Coastguard in World War Ii: the Story of Lucky 13 - Couverture souple

Wiley, Ken

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ISBN 10 : 1935149210 ISBN 13 : 9781935149217

Editeur : Casemate Publishers, 2010

Synopsis

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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The memoir of a coast guardsman on an attack-transport ship. Details the crucial campaigns of the Marshall Islands and Okinawa. Explains how amphibious operations were undertaken in the Pacific War. Published to coincide with new HBO Spielberg/Hanks series 'The Pacific'. The images of soldiers and marines coming ashore on hostile beaches are embedded in our collective memory of World War II. But what of the sailors who manned the landing craft, going back and forth under fire with nowhere to take cover?In this book, Ken Wiley, a coast guardsman on an attack-transport ship in the Pacific, relates the extraordinary story of how the United States projected its power across 6,000 miles of ocean, despite fierce Japanese resistance. The author describes each invasion, detailing a swirl of moving parts, from frogmen to fire support, transport mother ships to attack-transports, the smaller Higgins boats (LCVPs) and, during the last terrifying stage, the courageous men who stormed the beaches.The author participated in the campaigns for the Marshall Islands, the Marianas, the Philippines and Okinawa, and, with a precise eye for detail, he relates numerous aspects of landing-craft operations, such as ferrying wounded, that are often discounted. He conveys the terror and horror of war, without neglecting the humour and cameraderie of wartime life. D-Days in the Pacific is an exciting book, full of harrowing combat action, which also provides a valuable service in explaining exactly how World War II s massive amphibious operations were undertaken.

Revue de presse :

... an engrossing account of the island-hopping Pacific War....there is plenty of humour along the way .. --Warships, July 2010

This is a well illustrated and detailed first-hand account of the amphibious war waged against fanatical Japanese opposition. --soldiermagazine.co.uk, June 2010

The author describes the dangers and fears, as well as the determination, fun and humour which saw him and his like through the conflicts in the Pacific --Ships Monthly, August 2010

The book is delightfully written, with an engaging mix of humour, modesty, information and character sketches --Miniature Wargames, September 2010

..novelistic in its form, which brings the reader close to the experiences of another band of brothers... and the powerful nature of the eyewitness story is added to by some extremely skilful pencil-sketch renditions of the events which the author covers --Military Illustrated, September 2011

...well written and illustrated with photographs and excellent drawings of life aboard ship by one of the shipmates. --The Hook, December 2010

..novelistic in its form, which brings the reader close to the experiences of another band of brothers... and the powerful nature of the eyewitness story is added to by some extremely skilful pencil-sketch renditions of the events which the author covers --Military Illustrated, September 2011

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Casemate Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1935149210
• ISBN 13: 9781935149217
• Reliure: Paperback
• Nombre de pages: 256