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Fighter pilots Biography Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943 HISTORY / World Solomon Islands United States. Marine Corps World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Solomon Islands World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, AmericanBissinger, Buzz
Summary: "When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, college football was at the height of its popularity. As the nation geared up for total war, one branch of the service dominated the aspirations of college football stars: the United States Marine Corps. Which is why, on Christmas Eve of 1944, when the 4th and 29th Marine regiments found themselves in the middle of the Pacific Ocean training for what...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist War BissingerBruning, John R.
Summary: "On August 20, 1942, twelve Marine dive-bombers and nineteen Marine fighters landed at Guadalcanal. Their mission: defeat the Japanese navy and prevent it from sending more men and supplies to "Starvation Island," as Guadalcanal was nicknamed. The Japanese were turning the remote, jungle-covered mountain in the south Solomon Islands into an air base from which they could attack the supply lines...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 BRUHammel, Eric M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 1988