Escape from Java: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the USS Marblehead 9781526784414, 1526784416

"This book will appeal to a wide audience not only as high wartime adventure but simply as a story of gritty persev

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Escape from Java: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the USS Marblehead
9781526784414, 1526784416

Part I. The Normandy training ground -- The formation of a crew -- Off Normandy's shores -- To the Pacific -- Part

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In the wake of Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt called for the largest arms buildup in our nation's history. A sho

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Cover Page; Title Page; Dedication; Copyright Page; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1 The Nazi Juggernaut; C

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Drawing on previously unpublished eyewitness accounts, prizewinning historian Donald L. Miller has written what critics

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Of all the Allied prisoners who broke out of Hermann Göring''s ""escape proof"" camp in th

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Lauren Stratford lived the agony of being trapped between two worlds - the outside world of school, church, and friends

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Granqist's account of his wartime experiences adds another important chapter to the story of Australian World War I

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Overview: An authorized account dedicated to the valiant submariners of the U.S. Navy who lost their lives in World War

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