The Coastwatchers Operation Ferdinand And The Fight For The South Pacific

Author : Eric A. Feldt
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0359860710
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Coastwatchers: Operation Ferdinand and the Fight for the South Pacific written by Eric A. Feldt and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-08-17 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Coastwatchers is the fascinating story of the unsung heroic civilian spotters of World War 2 who roamed the coastlines of their home islands and reported back enemy sightings to Allied Intelligence. Author Eric Feldt led Operation Ferdinand, part of the build-up to the Normandy landings, in which the Coastwatchers, by this time on the US Navy's payroll, played a critical role. His intimate knowledge of Ferdinand, and his familiarity with the Coastwatchers of the Pacific islands, provides a unique perspective on this little known but important chapter of military history.

Author : Eric A. Feldt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781708714512
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Coastwatchers (Illustrated) written by Eric A. Feldt and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Coastwatchers is the story of the unsung heroic civilian spotters of World War 2 who roamed the coastlines of their home islands and reported back enemy sightings to Allied Intelligence. Author Eric Feldt led Operation Ferdinand, part of the build-up to the Normandy landings, in which the Coastwatchers, by this time on the US Navy's payroll, played a critical role. His intimate knowledge of Ferdinand, and his familiarity with the Coastwatchers of the Pacific islands, provides a unique perspective on this little known but important chapter of military history.

Author : A. B. Feuer
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811733298
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Coast Watching in World War II written by A. B. Feuer and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vivid firsthand accounts of a secret organization whose existence was denied during the war. Maps pinpoint coast-watching locations.

Author : Walter Lord
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1453238492
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lonely Vigil written by Walter Lord and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2012-03-06 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of Day of Infamy: In the bloodiest island combat of WWII, one group of men kept watch from behind Japanese lines. The Solomon Islands was where the Allied war machine finally broke the Japanese empire. As pilots, marines, and sailors fought for supremacy in Guadalcanal, Bougainville, and the Slot, a lonely group of radio operators occupied the Solomon Islands’ highest points. Sometimes encamped in comfort, sometimes exposed to the elements, these coastwatchers kept lookout for squadrons of Japanese bombers headed for Allied positions, holding their own positions even when enemy troops swarmed all around. They were Australian-born but Solomon-raised, and adept at survival in the unforgiving jungle environment. Through daring and insight, they stayed one step ahead of the Japanese, often sacrificing themselves to give advance warning of an attack. In Lonely Vigil, Walter Lord, the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of A Night to Remember and The Miracle of Dunkirk, tells of the survivors of the campaign and what they risked to win the war in the Pacific.

Author : Alexandra C. Clemens
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612512038
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alone on Guadalcanal written by Alexandra C. Clemens and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This remarkable memoir tells the compelling story of the near-mythic British district officer who helped shape the first great Allied counteroffensive. Scottish-born and Cambridge-educated, Martin Clemens managed to survive months behind Japanese lines in one of the most unfriendly climates and terrains in the world. After countless partisan and spy missions, in 1942 he emerged from the jungle and integrated his Melanesian commando force into the heart of the 1st Marine Division's operations, earning the unfettered admiration of such legendary Marine officers as Vandegrift, Thomas, Twining, Edson, and Pate. This book is based on a journal Clemens kept during the war and might well be the last critical source of analysis of the Solomon's campaign. His eyewitness accounts of harrowing long-distance patrols and life on the run from shadowy Japanese intelligence operatives and treacherous islanders are unmatched in the literature of the Pacific war. First published in 1998, the story, with an introduction by Allan R. Millett, is essential and enjoyable reading.

Author : Stephen Harding
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 0306823403
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Castaway's War written by Stephen Harding and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Lieutenant Hugh Barr Miller, marooned on a South Pacific island, and his one-man war against Japanese forces

Author : Eric Augustus Feldt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Coast Watchers written by Eric Augustus Feldt and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Eric Augustus Feldt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Coast Watchers written by Eric Augustus Feldt and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Eric Feldt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780855505448
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Coast Watchers written by Eric Feldt and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the Island Coast Watching Service in the islands north and northeast of Australia.

Author : Gordon L. Rottman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472805461
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book US Special Warfare Units in the Pacific Theater 1941–45 written by Gordon L. Rottman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bitter fighting in the Pacific Theater required new forms of warfare, and the gathering of detailed intelligence information on the remote and varied islands and their determined defenders. As a result, new scout, raider and reconnaissance units were formed‹the pioneers of today's special forces. Some units were small, while others comprised thousands of men. All contributed significantly to the war effort. This book examines a wide range of PTO special-warfare units, including the Alaskan and Alamo scouts, 5217th/1st Recon Battalion, Marine Amphibious Recon and Raider units, Amphibious Scouts, and 6th Ranger Battalion.