Crisis in the Pacific: The Battles for the Philippine Islands by the Men Who Fought Them
by Astor, Gerald
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- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0440236959
- ISBN 13
- 9780440236955
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About This Item
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
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- Title
- Crisis in the Pacific: The Battles for the Philippine Islands by the Men Who Fought Them
- Author
- Astor, Gerald
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0440236959
- ISBN 13
- 9780440236955
- Publisher
- Dell Publishing
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A
- Date Published
- 2002
- Size
- 12mo - over 6?" - 7?"
- Keywords
- WORLD WAR II MILITARY BATTLE OF THE PACIFIC PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PEARL HARBOR JAPANESE AIR FORCE GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR POWS CORREGIDOR MANILA
- Bookseller catalogs
- History. World War II;
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- 0 oz
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