Dirty Eddie's War : Based on the World War II Diary of Harry "Dirty Eddie" March, Jr., Pacific Fighter Ace /

"Dirty Eddie's War is the true account of the war-time experiences of Harry Andrew March, Jr., captured by way of diary entries addressed to his beloved wife, Elsa. Nicknamed "Dirty Eddie" by his comrades, he served as a member of four squadrons operating in the South Pacific, fr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cook, Lee (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, [2021]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
March, Harry Andrew, > Jr., > 1919-1946 > Diaries.
United States. > Navy. > Fighting Squadron VF-17.
United States. > Navy. > Fighting Squadron VF-17 > Biography.
Military operations, Aerial > American.
Military campaigns.
Fighter pilots.
Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943 > Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Ocean.
Fighter pilots > United States > Diaries.
United States.
Solomon Islands.
Pacific Ocean.
Biographies.
Diaries.
Personal narratives > American.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / by William "Country" Landreth
  • Introduction
  • Acknowledgments
  • Timeline
  • Prologue: Living the Dash
  • A Date Which Will Live in Infamy
  • I Got One of 'em!
  • Torpedoed!
  • "Dirty Eddie"
  • This War Is Really Hell
  • Never Have So Few Been Dumped On by So Many
  • A Young Man of Action
  • Unbearable, We Just Want to Get the Hell Out
  • Fighting Seventeen
  • The Boys Tasted Blood
  • He Exploded Right in My Face
  • I Do Not Know What Is in Store for Me
  • Beards Don't Go So Well Down in Sydney!
  • The Rains Came
  • The Hunters Became the Hunted
  • Where Are They?
  • Coming Home-I Want to Surprise You!
  • Instructing the "Nuggets"
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix 1: Harry March Victory Credits and Citations
  • Appendix 2: Biographies of "Dirty Eddie's" Guadalcanal Buddies
  • Endnotes
  • Glossary.

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