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1	Days of Infamy more books like this by Newt Gingrich, Dr. William R Forstchen, Ph.D., Albert S Hanser (Editor) Pearl Harbor is in utter chaos after the unexpected third strike by Imperial Japanese Naval Air Forces, ordered into the attack by Admiral Yamamoto. A victory has been achieved, but is it total victory? Yamamoto is horrified to discover that the Foreign Ministry office of his government has utterly failed in their promise to insure that proper ... see all copies from $6.99! new only from $7.38! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45 more books like this by Max Hastings From a master military historian comes a riveting, impeccably informed chronicle of the last year of the Pacific war--an illumination addition to the annals of World War II. of photos. 5 maps. see all copies from $15.81! new only from $20.66! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Indecent Obsession more books like this by Colleen McCullough Dutiful and disciplined Sister Honour Langtry has sole charge of Ward X of a military hospital in the Pacific, caring for soldiers who are battle fatigued. The arrival of Sergeant Michael Wilson transforms the ward into a pressure cooker of emotion as Sister Honour is torn between duty and love. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Pacific War Companion: From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima more books like this by Daniel Marston (Editor) Twelve world-renowned military historians provide a fresh re-evaluation of the events, troops, strategies, and tactics of the Pacific campaign of World War II. Despite unforgiving conditions and brutal jungle fighting that drained resources and morale, the American advance across the ocean towards the Japanese homelands drove the evolution of ever ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Mister Roberts more books like this by Thomas Heggen The successful World War II novel about the crew of the Reluctant, an imaginary cargo ship in the back waters of the Pacific. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.67! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Rising Sun more books like this by John Toland Discusses the roots of World War II and presents an historical account of various battles and events of the Pacific theater. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $48.95! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Pacific War Diary 1942 1945 more books like this by J Fahey Through the long naval campaign in the Pacific, an ordinary seaman defied regulations by surreptitiously compiling a diary on scraps of paper, writing it in secret when no one was looking. What Fahey recorded is a view of the war not found in history books--a vivid picture of an average sailor's daily life from the first taste of battle to the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.67! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Lightning Strike: The Secret Mission to Kill Admiral Yamamoto and Avenge Pearl Harbor more books like this by Donald A Davis This is the story of the fighter mission that changed World War II. It is the true story of the man behind Pearl Harbor---Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto---and the courageous young American fliers who flew the million-to-one suicide mission that shot him down. Yamamoto was a cigar-smoking, poker-playing, English-speaking, Harvard-educated expert on ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Sea Strike more books like this by James H Cobb Commander Amanda Garrett leads her troops in a battle to thwart Taiwanese aggression. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Fire and ice more books like this by Paul Garrison They took his wife and daughter, and left him stranded on a remote island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. They should have killed him. Doctors Michael and Sarah Stone and their ten-year-old daughter Ronnie sail their hospital boat to a remote Pacific atoll. When a huge cargo ship, the Dallas Belle, radios for medical assistance, Sarah and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	World War II for Kids: A History with 21 Activities more books like this by Richard Panchyk, Bill Clinton, President (Foreword by) Now more than ever, kids want to know about our country's great struggles during World War II. This book is packed with information that kids will find fascinating, from Hitler's rise to power in 1933 to the surrender of the Japanese in 1945. Much more than an ordinary history book, it is filled with excerpts from actual wartime letters written to ... see all copies from $7.09! new only from $10.28! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Target Lock more books like this by James H Cobb The year is 2008 and a satellite incorporating cutting-edge industrial technology is being recovered from the Aurafaura Sea, north of Australia. But this futuristic project is about to come under attack from an unexpected foe. The recovery ship is attacked by Indonesian pirates, and the satellite is taken to a secret base on the Indonesian ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $55.93! \| first editions
13 view cover	The Far Reaches more books like this by Homer H Hickam, Jr. The year is 1943 and World War II in the Pacific rages on, with Americans engaged in desperate battles against a cunning enemy. Coast Guard Captain Josh Thurlow is on hand at the invasion of Tarawa, as the U.S. Navy begins the grand strategy of throwing her marines at island after bloody island across the Pacific. But nothing goes as planned as ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	MacArthur's Undercover War: Spies, Saboteurs, Guerrillas, and Secret Missions more books like this by William B Breuer Guadalcanal ...Midway ...the battle for the Philippines. In each of these critical conflicts, intelligence played a crucial role in bringing about an Allied victory. General MacArthur's brilliant Pacific campaign was designed around espionage and guerrilla warfare. This is the story of his undercover war. Praise for William B. Breuer's Previous ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Lords of the rim more books like this by Sterling Seagrave An exploration of the economic power of the overseas Chinese, particularly their domination of the Pacific Rim. The overseas Chinese are a vast, highly interconnected net of 55 million expatriate Chinese who control up to two trillion dollars in assets, and not only dominate the Pacific Rim but are making increasing inroads into the West. Part ... see all copies from $4.09! new only from $29.55! \| first editions
16 view cover	Into the Rising Sun: In Their Own Words, World War II's Pacific Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat more books like this by Patrick K O'Donnell "Iwo Jima was a massacre. I never expected anything like that. People were dying left and right...No names should have been used on the flag raisings because we didn't get up there by ourselves. It was the collective actions of a lot of people and there were a lot of Raiders and paratroopers up there with us." -- Charles Lindberg, "Flag Raiser" ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Japan's War: The Great Pacific Conflict more books like this by Edwin Palmer Hoyt Tracing the history of Japanese aggression from 1853 onward, Hoyt masterfully examines the issues behind the war in the Pacific and sheds new light on the China Question, the rape of Hong Kong, the Bataan Death March, and the murder camps of the East Indies. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.28! \| SVS
18 view cover	Empires on the Pacific more books like this by Robert Smith Thompson A revisionist history that smashes the standard narrative of World War II in Asia and the Pacific, showing America's aim to replace Britain as East Asia's New Imperial Power. . By moving China to center stage, Robert Smith Thompson expands the traditional boundaries of the Pacific Theater of World War II and casts the conflict in an entirely new ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	General Kenney Reports: A Personal History of the Pacific War more books like this by George C Kenney see all copies from $3.15! new only from $15.00! \| first editions
20 view cover	Caprices more books like this by Sabina Murray These short stories by a Filipino-American writer all take place in World War II during the fighting in the Pacific. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	South to Java more books like this by William P Mack see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
22	Time & Tide more books like this by Fleming From the youthful optimism of Annapolis to the raw wounds of the Battle of Savo Island, Time and Tide is a spellbinding wartime voyage into the darkest hours of our century, a masterwork of action and human drama. A bestselling epic of two military families caught in a crucible of honor and betrayal. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Full circle more books like this by Michael Palin (Read by) In this account of the third of Michael Palin's travel adventures for BBC Television, he journeys for almost a year, covering 50,000 miles and all of the 18 countries that border the Pacific Ocean, encompassing a wide diversity of landscape, culture and people. The Pacific Rim is one of the world's most volatile areas, with economies that are ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.28! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Let the Sea Make a Noise...: A History of the North Pacific from Magellan to Mac more books like this by Walter A McDougall This study is an account of the rise and fall of empires in the last vast unexplored corner of the inhabitable Earth, an area occupying one-sixth of the globe. The book chronicles 400 years of voyages of discovery, feats of pioneering heroism, engineering marvels, political plots, business chicanery, racial clashes and brutal wars. Walter ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	World War II Jungle Warfare Tactics more books like this by Stephen Bull, Steve Noon (Illustrator) Suffocating heat, tropical rain and hostile jungle terrain were but a few of the treacherous obstacles that confronted the Allies when they fought against the Imperial Japanese Army in the Southeast Asian rainforest. Aided by the knowledge of the terrain, the Japanese were consistently successful in their advances during the winter of 1941-42. ... see all copies from $3.92! new only from $3.92! \| SVS

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