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UNINA9910795374603321 |
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Autore |
Ritter J. R (James Rex), <1902-1994, > |
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From Texas to Tinian and Tokyo Bay [[electronic resource] ] : The Memoirs of Captain J. R. Ritter, Seabee Commander during the Pacific War, 1942-1945 / / edited by Jonathan Templin Ritter |
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Denton, Texas : , : University of North Texas Press, , [2019] |
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©2019 |
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Edizione |
[First.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (201 pages) |
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Collana |
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North Texas military biography and memoir series ; ; number 17 |
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Soggetti |
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Marine engineers - Texas |
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Pacific Ocean |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Chronology of the War Years (1941-1946) -- Introduction / by Jonathan Ritter -- Prologue: December 7, 1941 -- 1942: Texas to the Aleutians: Training for the Seabees -- 1943: Still in the Aleutians -- 1943: Back to the States -- 1943-1944: Shore Leave -- Gallery of Maps and Illustrations -- 1944: The Central Pacific: Kwajalein and Bigej -- 1944: The Central Pacific: Tinian -- 1945: The Beginning of the End -- 1945: The End of the Pacific War -- Epilogue: November 18, 1945 -- Conclusion (1945-1994) / by Jonathan Ritter. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"This is the memoir of J. R. Ritter (1902-1994), a civil engineer from Texas who became a U.S. Navy Seabee officer during World War II. The formal name of the Seabees is "U.S. Naval Construction Battalions" and they were responsible for building airstrips, barracks, and other infrastructure for the troops. Ritter was first stationed in Alaska when Japan was thought to be planning an invasion through the Aleutians, then in the Central Pacific, mainly on Tinian Island. He was on Tinian when the war ended"-- |
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