Combat loaded : across the Pacific on the USS Tate /

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"The first authoritative history of any of the nearly 350 attack transports or attack cargo ships of World War II, Combat Loaded: Across the Pacific on the USS Tate contains gripping combat narratives alongside the sometimes heartwarming, sometimes tragic details of daily life on board the ship...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Crew, Thomas E., 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2007.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Texas A & M University military history series ; 108.
Temas:
Tate (Ship)
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Ocean.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Transportation > United States.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Pacifique, Océan.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations navales américaines.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Histoire des unités > États-Unis.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Transport > États-Unis.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Military campaigns
Military operations, Naval > American
Regimental histories
Transportation
Pacific Ocean
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Mobilization: Awaken a sleeping giant
  • 2. Across the Pacific: Gold bars on your shoulders
  • 3. The Philippines: This Is no Goddamned drill!
  • 4. Kerama Retto: Ours to hold it high
  • 5. Okinawa: For those in peril on the Sea
  • 6. In Floating Reserve: We slept at our guns
  • 7. Combat loaded: The entire beach seemed to be on fire
  • 8. Ie Shima: Forge a ring of steel
  • 9. Crossing the line: Peace-lovin' civilian
  • 10. The Golden Gate: A virgin visits Frisco
  • 11. Chinese odyssey: Mighty sick of the Pacific
  • 12. Magic carpet: Now he's waiting for me
  • Epilogue: You may never know
  • Apendixes: A. USS Tate (AKA-70) Organization ; B. Josephine goes to sea on the USS Tate ; C. Index of World War II Attack Cargo Ships (AKA).

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