Operation PLUM - The Ill Fated 27th Bombardment Group Fight for Western Pacific

Based largely on primary materials, including a fifty-nine-page report written by the surviving unit members in September 1942, this gives an account of the 27th Bombardment Group and, through it, the opening months of the Pacific theatre. Military historians and readers interested in World War II will appreciate the rich perspective that is presented.

Info autore

ADRIAN R. MARTIN, a retired high school teacher, is the author of three books, including Brothers from Bataan: POWs 1942-1945. He lives in Menasha, Wisconsin.
LARRY W. STEPHENSON, the nephew of Capt. Glenwood Stephenson, a participant in Operation PLUM, is the Ford-Webber Professor of Surgery at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. A retired Army colonel, Stephenson also serves as an associate editor of a major medical journal and has written six other books and more than 300 articles

Riassunto

Based largely on primary materials, including a fifty-nine-page report written by the surviving unit members in September 1942, this gives an account of the 27th Bombardment Group and, through it, the opening months of the Pacific theatre. Military historians and readers interested in World War II will appreciate the rich perspective that is presented.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Adrian R Martin, Adrian R. Martin, Adrian R./ Stephenson Martin, Larry W Stephenson, Larry W. Stephenson
• Editore: Texas A&M University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.07.2010
• EAN: 9781603441841
• ISBN: 978-1-60344-184-1
• Pagine: 363
• Dimensioni: 159 mm x 241 mm x 32 mm
• Serie: Williams-Ford Texas A&M Univer; Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series; Williams-Ford Texas A&M Univer; Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia