Rolling Thunder Against the Rising Sun : The Combat History of U.S. Army Tank Battalions in the Pacific in World War II Hardback
by Gene Eric Salecker
Part of the Stackpole Military History Series series
Hardback
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Although the history of armor in World War II has captured the attention of countless authors, no one has yet chronicled the extensive use of tanks in the Pacific, until now.
In comprehensive detail Gene Eric Salecker describes the exploits of American tanks on the jungle islands where troops engaged in savage combat and encountered unforgiving weather and terrain.
Stationed in the Philippines when the Japanese attacked the islands in 1941, the U.S.
Army s independent tank battalions fought from the very start of the war.
From New Guinea and the Solomons to the Ryukyus, American armor proved instrumental in winning World War II in the Pacific.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:464 pages, 78
- Publisher:Stackpole Books
- Publication Date:16/06/2008
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- ISBN:9780811703147
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Item not Available
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:464 pages, 78
- Publisher:Stackpole Books
- Publication Date:16/06/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780811703147
