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633 squadron ; Bridge at Remagen ; Devil's brigade [videorecording] / by Adleman, Robert H.,1919-Devil's brigade.; Andrews, Dana,1909-1992.(CARDINAL)522029; Andrews, Harry.; Chakiris, George.; Gazzara, Ben,1930-2012.(CARDINAL)499220; Goodwin, Ron.; Grauman, Walter E.; Guillermin, John,1925-; Hechler, Ken,1914-Bridge at Remagen.; Holden, William,1918-1981.(CARDINAL)724540; McLaglen, Andrew V.(Andrew Victor),1920-; Perschy, Maria.; Robertson, Cliff,1923-2011.(CARDINAL)791626; Robertson, Cliff.(CARDINAL)161854; Segal, George.; Smith, Frederick E.(Frederick Escreet),1919-2012.633 Squadron.; Vaughn, Robert.(CARDINAL)220848; Wolper, David L.(CARDINAL)843068; MGM Home Entertainment Inc.(CARDINAL)533205; MGM/UA Home Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)782781; Mirisch Corporation.; United Artists Corporation.(CARDINAL)715521; Warner Home Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)218485; Wolper Productions.;
633 squadron: Cliff Robertson, George Chakiris, Maria Perschy, Harry Andrews, Donald Houston. The bridge at Remagen: George Segal, Robert Vaughn, Ben Gazzara, Bradford Dillman, Anna Gael, E.G. Marshall. The devil's brigade: William Holden, Cliff Robertson, Vince Edwards, Dana Andrews, Gretchen Wyler, Carroll O'Connor, Michael Rennie. 633 squadron: An RAF squadron is assigned to fly Mosquito bombers into Norway to destroy the Nazis' rocket fuel plants. ( 95 mins., 1964) -- The bridge at Remagen: Based on the true story of an astute American general and a high-ranking German officer, torn by the conflicting demands of his country and fellow countrymen, during the last days of World War II. (116 mins, 1969) -- Devil's brigade: Based on the 1st Special Service Force of World War II. Misfit American GIs join efficient Canadian troops for commando tactics against the Nazis in Italy during World War II. (132 mins., 1969) The bridge at Remagen: rated PG ; 633 Squadron, The Devil's brigade: not rated.
Subjects: Feature films.; War films.; Great Britain. Royal Air Force; Allied Forces. Special Service Force, 1st; Feature films.; Special forces (Military science); War films.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The battle for Hell's Island : how a small band of carrier dive-bombers helped save Guadalcanal / by Moore, Stephen L.,author.(CARDINAL)634906;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-452) and index.Preface -- 1. "It's All Exciting As Hell" -- 2. Rocky, Swede, and "The Master" -- 3. "Hit-And-Run Attack In Impossible Weather" -- 4. "I Wanted To Hit 'Em Hard" -- 5. Deck Dodgers Find A Home -- 6. First Strikes In The Solomons -- 7. "Scratch One Flattop!" -- 8. "I Am Going To Get A Hit" -- 9. "A Real Rooster Fight" -- 10. "You Are On Your Own" -- 11. Transitions -- 12. "I Hope I Won't Disappoint You" -- 13. "Blood And Thunder" Over Hell's Island -- 14. "We'd Better Go Get The Carrier" -- 15. Battle Off The Eastern Solomons -- 16. "Heroes All" -- 18. Strong's Salvation -- 19. Action At Santa Cruz -- 20. Ace In A Day -- 21. "Back To Sea In A Pitiable Condition" -- 22. Desperation In The Slot -- 23. "Unflinching Courage" -- 24. Hard Losses And Hard Promises -- Appendix: Decorations Awarded To Dauntless Airmen For Action From December 7, 1941, to November 15, 1942 -- Sources -- Bibliography -- Chapter Notes -- Index."From the author of Pacific Payback comes the gripping true story of the Cactus Air Force and how this rugged crew of Dive-Bombers helped save Guadalcanal and won the war. November 1942: Japanese and American forces have been fighting for control of Guadalcanal, a small but pivotal island in Japan's expansion through the South Pacific. Both sides have endured months of grueling battle under the worst circumstances: hellish jungles, meager rations, and tropical diseases, which have taken a severe mental and physical toll on the combatants. The Japanese call Guadalcanal Jigoku no Jima--Hell's Island. Amid a seeming stalemate, a small group of U.S. Navy dive bombers are called upon to help determine the island's fate. The men have until recently been serving in their respective squadrons aboard the USS Lexington and the USS Yorktown, fighting in the thick of the Pacific War's aerial battles. Their skills have been honed to a fine edge, even as injury and death inexorably have depleted their ranks. When their carriers are lost, many of the men end up on the USS Enterprise. Battle damage to that carrier then forces them from their home at sea to operating from Henderson Field, a small dirt-and-gravel airstrip on Guadalcanal. With some Marine and Army Air Force planes, they help form the Cactus Air Force, a motley assemblage of fliers tasked with holding the line while making dangerous flights from their jungle airfield. Pounded by daily Japanese air assaults, nightly warship bombardments, and sniper attacks from the jungle, pilots and gunners rarely last more than a few weeks before succumbing to tropical ailments, injury, exhaustion, and death. But when the Japanese launch a final offensive to take the island once and for all, these dive-bomber jocks answer the call of duty--and try to perform miracles in turning back an enemy warship armada, a host of fighter planes, and a convoy of troop transports. A remarkable story of grit, guts, and heroism, The Battle for Hell's Island reveals how command of the South Pacific, and the outcome of the Pacific War, depended on control of a single dirt airstrip--and the small group of battle-weary aviators sent to protect it with their lives. "--"November 1942: Japanese and American forces have been fighting for control of Guadalcanal, a small but pivotal island in Japan's expansion through the South Pacific. Both sides have endured months of grueling battle under the worst circumstances: hellish jungles, meager rations, and tropical diseases, which have taken a severe mental and physical toll on the combatants. The Japanese call Guadalcanal Jigoku no Shima--Hell's Island. Amid a seeming stalemate, a small group of U.S. Navy dive-bombers is called upon to help determine the island's fate. The men have, until recently, been serving in their respective squadrons aboard the USS Lexington and the USS Yorktown, fighting in the thick of the Pacific War's aerial battles. Their skills have been honed to a fine edge, even as injury and death have inexorably depleted their ranks. When their carriers are lost, many of the men end up on the USS Enterprise. Battle damage to that carrier then forces them from their home at sea to operating from Henderson Field, a small dirt-and-gravel airstrip on Guadalcanal. With some Marine and Army Air Force planes, they help form the Cactus Air Force, a motley assemblage of fliers tasked with holding the line while making dangerous flights from their jungle airfield. Pounded by daily Japanese air assaults, nightly warship bombardments, and sniper attacks from the jungle, pilots and gunners rarely last more than a few weeks before succumbing to tropical ailments, injury, exhaustion, and death. But when the Japanese launch a final offensive to take the island, these dive-bomber jocks answer the call of duty--and try to perform miracles in turning back an enemy warship armada, a host of fighter planes, and a convoy of troop transports"--
Subjects: Allied Air Forces in the Solomons.; United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 13th.; Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943.; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The war between the generals / by Irving, David John Cawdell,1938-(CARDINAL)129682;
Bibliography: pages 419-427.Bedfellows -- Uneasy alliance -- Alibi in Washington -- Stakes incalculable -- Patton meets his destiny -- The bomber barons -- Eyes and ears -- George, you talk too much -- Gathering the reins -- Ends and means -- Joan of Arc -- Decision -- Invasion -- Lord mighty in battle -- Anything may happen -- Headaches -- Rain check -- Something spectacular -- Banging away -- Dragooned -- Loaves and fishes -- Crimes and punishment -- Bottlenecks -- Grit -- Grip -- Mad as hell -- Hell to pay -- The main prize -- Parting of the ways.This is one of the great untold stories of our time - that of the little band of generals entrusted with a historic task: invading and liberating Nazi-occupied Europe. They were supposed to be fighting the Germans, but some of their fiercest battles were fought against each other. At the center was the Supreme Commander himself, Dwight D. Eisenhower - sincere, indecisive, desperate to hold the Alliance together. Against him was Field-Marshal Bernard Montgomery, who strove ceaselessly to gain authority. Cavilling against them both were the others - the outrageous Patton, the dogged Bradley, the bomber barons like Spaatz, Vandenberg, and Butcher Harris, and Trafford Leigh-Mallory. After the war, there was a cover-up. Not until David Irving began his research did the full truth emerge. Among his unexpected discoveries was the wickedly candid diary of the obscure general who was Eisenhower s eyes and ears . Through this and other private accounts we see the war as the generals lived it - squabbling over perks and preferences, taking their mistresses with them on to the battlefield, and there are revelations about General Patton that will amaze. There are other surprises - General de Gaulle s use of torture upon his fellow Frenchmen is one, and a clear attempt by the Allies to get rid of him is another. This book is a history of command. It shows how the ambitions and personalities of the men at the top affect the course of a war and the lives of the ordinary mortals in the field.
Subjects: Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.; Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery, Viscount, 1887-1976.; Allied Forces.; World War, 1939-1945; Generals; Generals;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 10
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The Venus fixers : the untold story of the allied soldiers who saved Italy's art during World War II / by Brey, Ilaria Dagnini,1955-(CARDINAL)732402;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Italian art goes to war -- "Men must manoeuvre" -- Sicilian prelude -- The birth of the Venus fixers -- The conflict of the present and the past -- Treasure hunt -- Florence divided -- A time to rend, a time to sew -- The duellists -- Epilogue: a necessary dream.
Subjects: Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section; Art treasures in war; Cultural property; Art, Italian.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Major naval operations in European waters, 1939-1945 / by Vego, Milan N.,author.(CARDINAL)337481; Naval War College (U.S.).Press,issuing body.(CARDINAL)339292;
Includes bibliographical references.The Destruction of Convoy PQ17: June 27-July 10, 1942 -- Major Convoy Operation to Malta: August 10-15, 1942 (Operation PEDESTAL) -- The Allied Landing at Anzio-Nettuno: January 22-March 4, 1944 (Operation SHINGLE)"This work looks at three different types of major naval/joint operations in European waters in World War II: an attack on enemy maritime trade, the defense and protection of friendly maritime trade, and a major amphibious/anti-amphibious operation"--
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Combined operations (Military science); Naval convoys; Landing operations; Operation Pedestal, 1942.; Operation Shingle, 1944.; Allied Forces.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Southwest Pacific : historical map / by United States.National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.(CARDINAL)314276;
Contains map showing Southwest Pacific area (SoWePac) with photographs of patrols in 2 kinds of terrain troops faced.
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; Allied Forces. South West Pacific Area.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Australian commandos : their secret war against the Japanese in World War II / by Feuer, A. B.,1925-(CARDINAL)758987;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-189) and index.The beginnings of Allied intelligence and the Pensacola convoy -- The "Rimau" expedition -- Commando training : Cecil Anderson's story -- Operation "Python" in Borneo -- Operation "Politician" : the USS Bream patrols -- The USS Pargo at Woody Island -- The "Politician" patrols of the USS Bluegill -- The USS Boarfish and "Politician" at Tourane Bay -- Operation "Starfish" and the USS Rock -- The USS Perch II and "Platypus" at Balikpapan -- The USS Hawkbill and Operation "Crocodile" -- "Semut" operations and the invasion of Sarawak -- "Semut IV" : Rowan Waddy's story -- Rescue from New Britain: Fred Hargesheimer's story.
Subjects: Personal narratives.; Great Britain. Special Operations Executive. Services Reconnaissance Department. Z Special Unit.; Allied Forces. South West Pacific Area. Allied Intelligence Bureau. M Unit.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Aircraft of the US Air Force and its NATO allies / by Yenne, Bill,1949-;
Subjects: United States. Air Force.; Airplanes, Military.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The fate of the generals [sound recording] : MacArthur, Wainwright, and the epic battle for the Philippines / by Horn, Jonathan,1982-author.(CARDINAL)409545; Pratt, Sean,narrator.;
Read by Sean Pratt."For the doomed stand American forces made in the Philippines at the start of World War II, two generals received their country's highest military award, the Medal of Honor. One was the charismatic and controversial Douglas MacArthur, whose orders forced him to leave his soldiers on the islands to starvation and surrender but whose vow to return echoed around the globe. The other was the gritty Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, who became a hero to the troops whose fate he insisted on sharing even when it meant becoming the highest-ranking American prisoner of the Japanese. In The Fate of the Generals, bestselling author Jonathan Horn brings together the story of two men who won the same medal but found honor on very different paths. MacArthur's journey would require a daring escape with his wife and young child to Australia and then years of fighting over the thousands of miles needed to make it back to the Philippines, where he would fulfill his famous vow only to see the city he called home burn. Wainwright's journey would take him from the Philippines to Taiwan and Manchuria as his captors tortured him in prisons and left him to wonder whether his countrymen would ever understand the choice he had made to surrender for the sake of his men. A story of war made personal based on meticulous research into letters and diaries including boxes of previously unexplored papers, The Fate of the Generals is a vivid account that raises timely questions about how we define honor and how we choose our heroes, and is destined to become a classic of World War II history"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964.; Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1883-1953.; United States. Army; Allied Forces. South West Pacific Area.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Generals;
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The fate of the generals : MacArthur, Wainwright, and the epic battle for the Philippines / by Horn, Jonathan,1982-author.(CARDINAL)409545;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 360-405) and index.Prologue: paths to honor -- Fatherland -- The call of history -- First steps to a last stand -- Tunnel view -- Battling bastards -- The trough -- A dreadful step -- Down under -- Honor of another kind -- Bypass -- Solitaire -- The return -- The other return -- Epilogue: when men have to die."For the doomed stand American forces made in the Philippines at the start of World War II, two generals received their country's highest military award, the Medal of Honor. One was the charismatic and controversial Douglas MacArthur, whose orders forced him to leave his soldiers on the islands to starvation and surrender but whose vow to return echoed around the globe. The other was the gritty Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, who became a hero to the troops whose fate he insisted on sharing even when it meant becoming the highest-ranking American prisoner of the Japanese. In The Fate of the Generals, bestselling author Jonathan Horn brings together the story of two men who won the same medal but found honor on very different paths. MacArthur's journey would require a daring escape with his wife and young child to Australia and then years of fighting over the thousands of miles needed to make it back to the Philippines, where he would fulfill his famous vow only to see the city he called home burn. Wainwright's journey would take him from the Philippines to Taiwan and Manchuria as his captors tortured him in prisons and left him to wonder whether his countrymen would ever understand the choice he had made to surrender for the sake of his men. A story of war made personal based on meticulous research into letters and diaries including boxes of previously unexplored papers, The Fate of the Generals is a vivid account that raises timely questions about how we define honor and how we choose our heroes, and is destined to become a classic of World War II history"--
Subjects: Informational works.; Illustrated works.; MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964.; Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1883-1953.; United States. Army; Allied Forces. South West Pacific Area.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Generals;
Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 22
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