The War Journal Of Major Damon Rocky Gause

Author : Damon Lance Gause
Publisher : Wheeler Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781568959115
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The War Journal of Major Damon "Rocky" Gause written by Damon Lance Gause and published by Wheeler Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Incredible 159-day escape from the infamous Bataan Death March and harrowing voyage across the enemy-held Pacific in a leaky, wooden boat during World War II.

Author : Damon "rocky" Gause
Publisher : Hyperion
ISBN 13 : 9780786884216
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The War Journal of Major Damon "Rocky" Gause written by Damon "rocky" Gause and published by Hyperion. This book was released on 2000-11-22 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This incredible journey is truly a remarkable account of the guts and patriotism of a genuine World War II hero."--H. Norman Schwarzkopf, General, U.S. Army, Retired "The tale he's left us has the feel of that moment when America was desperate for heroes, and reading it now is as much a trip back in time as it is a journey across the dark Sulu Sea."--New York Times Book Review "His story is utterly amazing, and so too is this book. We are in his sons debt for permitting us to read it."--Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The War Journal of Major Damon "Rocky" Gause written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Edgar D. Whitcomb
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0359267890
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Escape from Corregidor written by Edgar D. Whitcomb and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-12-03 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Escape from Corregidor is the harrowing account of Edgar Whitcomb, a B-17 navigator who arrives in World War II Philippines just before its invasion by the Japanese. Whitcomb evades the enemy on Bataan by fleeing to Corregidor Island in a small boat. He is captured but later manages to escape at night in an hours-long swim to safety. Captured once again weeks later, Whitcomb is imprisoned, tortured and starved, before being transferred to China and eventual freedom.

Author : Belton Y. Cooper
Publisher : Presidio Press
ISBN 13 : 0307415007
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Death Traps written by Belton Y. Cooper and published by Presidio Press. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An important contribution to the history of World War II . . . I have never before been able to learn so much about maintenance methods of an armored division, with precise details that underline the importance of the work, along with descriptions of how the job was done.”—Russell F. Weigley, author of Eisenhower’s Lieutenants “Cooper saw more of the war than most junior officers, and he writes about it better than almost anyone. . . . His stories are vivid, enlightening, full of life—and of pain, sorrow, horror, and triumph.”—Stephen E. Ambrose, from his Foreword “In a down-to-earth style, Death Traps tells the compelling story of one man’s assignment to the famous 3rd Armored Division that spearheaded the American advance from Normandy into Germany. Cooper served as an ordnance officer with the forward elements and was responsible for coordinating the recovery and repair of damaged American tanks. This was a dangerous job that often required him to travel alone through enemy territory, and the author recalls his service with pride, downplaying his role in the vast effort that kept the American forces well equipped and supplied. . . . [Readers] will be left with an indelible impression of the importance of the support troops and how dependent combat forces were on them.”—Library Journal “As an alumnus of the 3rd, I eagerly awaited this book’s coming out since I heard of its release . . . and the wait and the book have both been worth it. . . . Cooper is a very polished writer, and the book is very readable. But there is a certain quality of ‘you are there’ many other memoirs do not seem to have. . . . Nothing in recent times—ridgerunning in Korea, firebases in Vietnam, or even the one hundred hours of Desert Storm—pressed the ingenuity and resolve of American troops . . . like WWII. This book lays it out better than any other recent effort, and should be part of the library of any contemporary warrior.”—Stephen Sewell, Armor Magazine “Cooper’s writing and recall of harrowing events is superb and engrossing. Highly recommended.”—Robert A. Lynn, The Stars and Stripes “This detailed story will become a classic of WWII history and required reading for anyone interested in armored warfare.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “[Death Traps] fills a critical gap in WWII literature. . . . It’s a truly unique and valuable work.”—G.I. Journal

Author : Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
ISBN 13 : 162779669X
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lewis and Clark Companion written by Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An indispensable guide to our nation's epic adventure The years 2003-2006 mark the bicentennial of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's famous transcontinental journey between the Missouri and the Columbia River systems. They never did find the fabled Northwest Passage, but over twenty-eight months, the Corps of Discovery traveled more than eight thousand miles through eleven future states, named scores of places and rivers, met with many Native American tribes, and wrote the first descriptions of heretofore unknown plants and animals. By the end of their trip, Lewis and Clark had navigated and named two thirds of the American continent. They may have had undaunted courage, but the sheer volume of information related to their expedition can be more than a little daunting to the armchair historian. Written by two highly regarded Lewis and Clark experts, this book contains over five hundred lively and fascinating entries on everything from the members of the expedition and the places they went to the weapons and tools, trade goods, and medicines they carried, along with the food and amusements that sustained them. Highly readable and informative, it's the perfect introduction for the Lewis and Clark novice, and the comprehensive guide no buff will want to be without. "This handy volume, timed for publication as the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition opens, has the virtue of teaching the student while helpfully reminding the scholar. " - Publishers Weekly

Author : Chris Craighead
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781398503335
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A One-Day War written by Chris Craighead and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stephen Ambrose
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0316469661
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Twenty-Five Yards of War written by Stephen Ambrose and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2016-12-13 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the sinking decks of a navy cruiser to the cockpit of a doomed B-25 bomber, Ronald J. Drez takes us to the front lines of World War II. Through Drez's gripping narrative style, we meet twelve men, all ordinary soldiers, and learn what the war was like through their eyes, experiencing their own 'twenty-five yards of war.' The men in these pages represent all branches of the military who were sent on impossible missions, where they witnessed triumphs and tragedies. As a result of Drez's ten years of research and over 1,400 interviews, Twenty-Five Yards of War is a tribute to all of the soldiers who fought in World War II -- those who walked away with amazing stories to tell, and those who did not make it home.

Author : James Sprunt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales and Traditions of the Lower Cape Fear, 1661-1896 written by James Sprunt and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles McCormac
Publisher : Monsoon Books
ISBN 13 : 9814625388
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book You'll Die in Singapore written by Charles McCormac and published by Monsoon Books. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weakened by hunger, thirst and ill-treatment, author Charles McCormac, then a World War Two prisoner-of-war in Japanese-occupied Singapore, knew that if he did not escape he would die. With sixteen others he broke out of Pasir Panjang camp and began an epic two-thousand-mile escape from the island of Singapore, through the jungles of Indonesia to Australia. With no compass and no map, and only the goodwill of villagers and their own wits to rely on, the British and Australian POWs’ escape took a staggering five months and only two out of the original seventeen men survived. You’ll Die in Singapore is Charles McCormac’s compelling true account of one of the most horrifying and amazing escapes in World War Two. It is a story of courage, endurance and compassion, and makes for a very gripping read.