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The defense of Wake / / R.D. Heinl, Jr
| The defense of Wake / / R.D. Heinl, Jr |
| Autore | Heinl Robert Debs <1916-1979, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : Historical Section, Division of Public Information, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, , 1947 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iv, 75 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 940.542 |
| Soggetto topico | Wake Island, Battle of, Wake Island, 1941 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910706572203321 |
Heinl Robert Debs <1916-1979, >
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| [Washington, D.C.] : , : Historical Section, Division of Public Information, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, , 1947 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Victory in defeat [[electronic resource] ] : the Wake Island defenders in captivity, 1941-1945 / / Gregory J.W. Urwin
| Victory in defeat [[electronic resource] ] : the Wake Island defenders in captivity, 1941-1945 / / Gregory J.W. Urwin |
| Autore | Urwin Gregory J. W. <1955-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Annapolis, Md., : Naval Institute Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (512 p.) |
| Disciplina | 940.54/7252092273 |
| Soggetto topico |
Wake Island, Battle of, Wake Island, 1941
World War, 1939-1945 - Prisoners and prisons, Japanese World War, 1939-1945 - Concentration camps - Japan World War, 1939-1945 - Concentration camps - China - Shanghai World War, 1939-1945 - Wake Island Prisoners of war - United States Prisoners of war - Wake Island |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-04960-0
9786613049605 1-61251-004-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | "Issue in doubt" : the siege of Wake Island -- "The emperor has ... presented you with your lives" : the shock of capture -- "Very odd people indeed" : the first twenty-four hours in captivity -- "The Japanese continue to treat us with respect" : a deceptively gentle transition to POW life -- "A real hell ship" : from Wake Island to Yokohama on the Nitta Maru -- "Never had I felt so desolate or so weary" : from murder at sea to despair on land -- "The most painful days we spent in prison camp" : hitting bottom at Woosung -- "The Japanese Army ... will improve your conditions" : turning the corner at Woosung -- "Without Red Cross help ... we would never have pulled through" : the impact of outside aid -- "I thought they handled themselves reasonably well" : Japanese-POW relations at Woosung -- "You God damn Americans don't understand anything" : strains, outrages, and departures -- "This camp is the best one that the Japs have" : a new commandant and a new camp -- A hellacious damn deal till we finished" : pushed to the edge on Mount Fuji -- "Optimism ... is running high" : hope revives at Kiangwan -- "The pleasure of raising our flag over the enemy's homeland" : to Japan and liberation -- "98 US PW, 5-10-43" : the Wake Island diaspora, 1942-1945 -- "We had a bond there that's still going" : why so many came home. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458773203321 |
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Urwin Gregory J. W. <1955->
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| Annapolis, Md., : Naval Institute Press, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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