Crisis in the Pacific: The Battles for the Philippine Islands by the Men Who Fought Them by Gerald Astor - 2002-01-02

Greenhill Book. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Random House Publishing Group, 2002. Mass Market Paperback. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Dell, 2002. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Dell, 2002-01-02. Paperback. Good. 1.1700 in x 6.8600 in x 4.2000 in. Paperback

Dell Pub Co, 2002. Soft Cover. Good. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ covers slightly creased; moderate edge wear/ corners and spine creased/ several page tips creased

Dell. Used - Like New. Like New condition. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.

From the depths of defeat...On December 8, 1941, one day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese Air Force struck the Philippines in the first blow of a devastating invasion.With an undersupplied patchwork army at his command, General Douglas MacArthur led a valiant defense of the Philippines. When defeat came, MacArthur swore he would return, while thousands of POWs fell into Japanese hands — and faced a living hell that many would not survive.To the dawn of victory...In this gripping oral history, Gerald Astor brings to life the struggle to recapture the Philippines: the men who did the fighting, the battles that set the stage for an Allied invasion, and the acts of astounding courage and desperation that marked the campaign on both sides.From Corregidor to the Battle for Manila, from horrifying jungle warfare to cataclysmic clashes at sea, on beachheads and in the air, Crisis in the Pacific draws on the words of the men who were there — capturing this crucial heroic struggle for victory… Read More

Dell, 2002. Later Printing. Thick mass market paperback. Very Good.

Dell, 2002-01-02. Mass Market Paperback. New.

U.S.A: Dell Publishing, 2002. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" tall. Mass Market Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean and unmarked cover, solid and tight glued binding, slight wear to cover edges, internals clean with no marks of any kind. Monotone historic photographs on coated paper. Gerald Astor brings to life the struggle to recapture the Philippines from the Japanese during World War II: the men who fought, the battles that set the stage for an Allied invasion, from Correegidor to the Battle for Manila, from horrifying jungle warfare to sea battles--Astor's vivid recounting of this history brings it alive for the reader. 651pages with Index. 7 x 4.25 inches. 2002, Dell Publishing, USA