John F Wukovits
2) Tin can titans: the heroic men and ships of World War II's most decorated Navy destroyer squadron
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
NAL Caliber
Language
English
Description
In November 1943, the men of the 2nd Marine Division were instructed to clear out any token Japanese resistance on the Pacific island of Betio and return to their waiting ships. But when the Marines landed, the surviving Japanese poured out of their protective subterranean bunkers and began one of the most brutal and bloody battles of World War II. For three straight days, attackers and defenders fought over every square inch of sand in a battle with...
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"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. When 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...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The story of the Battle of Samar and the sacrifice of the USS Samuel B. Roberts documents how the destroyer and its small unit confronted formidable Japanese forces to secure the region for MacArthur's transports inside Leyte Gulf, in an account that also describes the harrowing three days endured in the sea by the ship's survivors.
7) Hell from the heavens: the epic story of the USS Laffey and World War II's greatest kamikaze attack
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The destroyer USS Laffey (DD-724), second in World War Two to bear that name, was attacked by twenty-two kamikaze pilots and survived severe damage in April 1945 during the invasion of Okinawa.
Drawing extensively on letters written by crew members, as well as interviews with and memoirs of survivors, this narrative for general readers, history buffs, and scholars describes the April 16, 1945, battle at sea, when the USS Laffey was attacked by 22...
12) Anne Frank
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life of Anne Frank, focusing on the years she and her family spent in hiding and the impact of her story upon the world.
Author
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
"To list the major campaigns Admiral Halsey helped lead is to glimpse the entirety of the struggle against Japan during the Pacific War. He led or participated significantly in the Navy's first offensive strikes of the war against the Marshall Islands and Wake Island, the Guadalcanal campaign, and the occupation of Japan. As a commander, he never shied away from enemy engagement, but always boldly entered into battle, ready for a fight. Here, historian...
16) Life as a POW
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Describes what it was like to be an American prisoner of war held by the Germans or Japanese during World War II, discussing the physical conditions, emotional turmoil, and difficult transition to freedom after harsh imprisonment.
17) Flying aces
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Recounts the lives and aerial achievements of some of the most famous flying aces in World War I, including Manfred von Richthofen, Eddie Rickenbacker, Edward "Mick" Mannock, Albert Ball, Jr., Rene Fonck, and Georges Guynemer.