Graveyards of the Pacific: From Pearl Harbor to Bikini Atoll

Ballard, Robert D.; and Morgan, Michael Hamilton

ISBN 10: 0792263669 / ISBN 13: 9780792263661

Edité par National Geographic Society, Washington D.C., USA, 2001

A propos de cet article

Hardcover with dark blue boards and pictorial dust jacket, first edition, 1460gms, 255pgs, brown endpapers. Join renowned undersea explorer Robert Ballard as he revisits the pivtoal Pacific naval battles of World War II in this lavishly illustrated volume that combines meticulous history with state-of-the-art oceanography. Book is in very good condition with only minor general wear and tear. Boards and dust jacket are in good condition with light shelf wear and scuffing to corners and edges. There is a small pen inscription from a previous owner on the inside front endpaper, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Book weighs over 1kg and may incur additional postage.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Graveyards of the Pacific: From Pearl Harbor to Bikini Atoll
• Éditeur: National Geographic Society, Washington D.C., USA
• Date de parution: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0792263669
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780792263661
• Reliure: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
• Édition: First Edition
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Good
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • First Editions
  • War/Military
  • World War II

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Synopsis

To be published in the 60th anniversary year of the infamous bombing of Pearl Harbor, Graveyards of the Pacific is Dr. Robert Ballard's compelling survey of the major WWII Pacific battlefields and graveyards including Midway, Guadalcanal, and Truk Lagoon. This authoritative overview of the Pacific war begins with a thrilling account of Ballard's search for an elusive midget sub sunk just prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, and ends with the American Nuclear tests on Bikini Island, where captured German and Japanese craft were scuttled. Featuring rare archival photographs, firsthand accounts of Ballard's explorations and the stories of survivors and eyewitnesses to the Pacific conflicts (gathered by National Geographic over the last year for this project), Graveyards of the Pacific is unique in the thoroughness of its coverage of the Pacific war. In this lavishly illustrated and definitive book, Ballard, a pioneering marine scientist and explorer best known for his discovery of the Titanic, has succeeded in recreating a defining period in American history.

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