Angels against the sun : a WWII saga of grunts, grit, and brotherhood / James M. Fenelon.

"The Pacific theater of World War II pitted American fighting men against two merciless enemies: the relentless Japanese army and the combined forces of monsoons, swamps, mud, privation, and disease. General Joseph Swing's rowdy paratroopers of the 11th Airborne Division--nicknamed the 'Angels'--fou...

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Main Author: Fenelon, James M. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Regnery History, [2023]
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Physical Description:xxv, 484 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
WWII saga of grunts, grit, and brotherhood
Format: Book

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