| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxii, 296 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-290) and index. |
| Contents |
The Halsey Doolittle raid, April 18, 1942 : Sgt. Robert C. Bourgeois -- The Battle of Midway, June 4, 1942 : Ensigns George Gay and Albert Earnest -- Tonolei Harbor and Kahili, October 16-17, 1943 : Lt. Jack Bolt, USMC -- Betio, Tarawa Atoll, November 21, 1943 : Pvt. James Russell, U.S.M.C. -- The invasion of Normandy, June 6, 1944 : Pvt. Kenneth Russell, 1st Sgt. Leonard Lomell -- The Battle of the Philippine Sea, June 19-20, 1944 : Lt. (j.g.) Arthur Abramson, U.S.N. -- The Battle of the Bulge, Lanzerath, Belgium, December 16, 1944 : 1st Lt. Lyle Bouck -- Namkwan Harbor, China, January 23, 1945 : Dr. Eugene B. Fluckey U.S.N. -- Death Valley, Iwo Jima, Feb. 25, 1945 : PFC Jay Rebstock, U.S.M.C. -- The sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, July 30, 1945 : Seaman 2/c Harold Eck. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Biography.
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United States -- Armed Forces -- Biography.
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United States -- Armed Forces -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns.
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| ISBN |
0786867833 |
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