Kangaroo squadron : American courage in the darkest days of World War II
Gamble, Bruce2018
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"The dramatic untold story of the first US Army unit to cross the Pacific and strike back at the Japanese after Pearl Harbor."--Provided by publisher.
Main title:
Kangaroo squadron : American courage in the darkest days of World War II / by Bruce Gamble.
Author:
Edition:
First Da Capo Press edition.
Imprint:
Boston, Massachusetts : Da Capo Press, 2018.©2018.
Collation:
xiii, 400 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Preface: degrees of separation -- Prologue -- Long night's journey into war -- Boeing's big, beautiful bomber -- Off we go! -- Hap's farewell -- Surfboards and submarines -- To Fiji, and beyond -- Storm clouds -- The first raid on Rabaul -- Gunfight over New Britain -- Green hell -- Fever -- Invasion -- The evacuation of Dugout Doug -- Evacuation redux -- Jungle odyssey -- The Royce special mission -- Turning point: the battle of the Coral Sea -- Silver stars -- The reconnaissance game -- Alone against the empire -- The long road home -- The swamp ghost -- Appendix: award citations.
ISBN:
9780306845253 (paperback)
Dewey class:
940.5449
Language:
English
Subject:
United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Squadron, 435thWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945 -- HistoryAmericans -- Australia -- History -- World War, 1939-1945B-17 bomber -- History -- 20th centuryWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific AreaWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories, AmericanAustralia -- History -- World War, 1939-1945
BRN:
362487
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 940.5449 KAN | Available |