Bibliograph

Kangaroo squadron, American courage in the darkest days of World War II, Bruce Gamble

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Label

Kangaroo squadron, American courage in the darkest days of World War II, Bruce Gamble

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Kangaroo squadron

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1028225170

Responsibility statement

Bruce Gamble

Sub title

American courage in the darkest days of World War II

Summary

"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

Table Of 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

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