The Island: A History of the First Marine Division on Guadalcanal 9781594165726

You'll Be Sor-Ree!: A Guadalcanal Marine Remembers the Pacific War 9781101561645, 1101561645

Sid Phillips knew he was a long way from his home in Mobile, Alabama, when he plunged into the jungles of Guadalcanal in

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American samurai: myth, imagination, and the conduct of battle in the First Marine Division, 1941-1951 9780521525923, 9781316145654, 9780521441681

Events on the battlefields of the Pacific War were not only outgrowths of technology and tactics, but also products of c

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On the Canal: The Marines of L-3-5 on Guadalcanal, 1942-43 9780811741514

• A straightforward, gripping tale from the Marines that stormed ashore on Guadalcanal in World War II • Told with humor

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Clash of Spirits: The History of Power and Sugar Planter Hegemony on a Visayan Island 9780824861919

This text illuminates the oral traditions of the Philippines and the convergence of capitalism and the indigenous spirit

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Hawaii: A History of the Big Island 9781439614037, 2003103789

Although its soils are the youngest in the Hawaiian chain, the Big Island's chronicles are at times epic, tragic, a

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The Marine World: A Natural History of Ocean Life 9780691232447

The Marine World is a book for everyone with an interest in the ocean, from the marine biologist or student wanting expe

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The Summer Trade: A History of Tourism on Prince Edward Island 9780228012115

A sweeping history of tourism on Prince Edward Island and its complicated relationship with Island culture. Tourism ha

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History of the United States Marine Corps

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Cat Island: The History of a Mississippi Gulf Coast Barrier Island [1 ed.] 0786463287, 9780786463282

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Island of Shame: The Secret History of the U.S. Military Base on Diego Garcia 0691138699, 9780691138695

The American military base on the island of Diego Garcia is one of the most strategically important and secretive U.S. m

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