Between the Lines of World War II

Twenty-One Remarkable People and Events

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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This is a collection of 21 accounts of people and events that illuminate the strange adventures, mysterious circumstances, extreme behaviors and forgotten tragedies of World War II. Ranging from a look at Adolf Hitler's "children factory," to the smuggling of gold bullion from the besieged island of Corregidor, to those who flew with the Chinese Air Force against Japan years before the more famous Flying Tigers, these accounts provide insight into the larger scope of the war.

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Utgivningsdatum2010-09-07
Mått152 x 229 x 12 mm
Vikt308 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor231
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786446674

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Terms and Phrases Introduction PART I: THE MYSTERIOUS AND UNEXPLAINED 1. The Sitting Duck 2. The Phantom Four-Stacker 3. No German Child Should Go Unborn 4. Bullion for Ballast 5. Her Name Was Evergreen 6. The Peking Man: Where Is He? 7. The First Captives PART II: THE REST OF THE STORY 8. Beyond the USS Panay 9. The Smoking Cobras 10. More Ships Than the Navy 11. Stories from the KPM 12. Preempting the Flying Tigers 13. Winston’s Special 14. The Paukenschlag of April 1942 PART III: EVENTS WORTH REMEMBERING 15. The City of Benares 16. The Battle of Buna 17. The Massacre at Palawan 18. The Voyage of the Li Wo 19. The Saga of Annie Clark 20. The Incredible John H. Lang 21. The Cave of the Virgins Conclusion Bibliography Index