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  • United States Marines in World War II

    Courage, Sacrifice, and Resilience in World War II

    by Bernard C. Nalty, John C. Chapin, Joseph H. Alexander, Charles D. Melson, Richard Harwood, Gordon D. Gayle, Cyril J. O'Brien, J. Michael Wenger, Harry W. Edwards, James A. Donovan, Robert J. Cressman, J. Michael Miller, Henry I. Shaw Jr., Charles R. Smith, Marine Corps Historical Center ...
    In the collective anthology, *United States Marines in World War II*, the reader is invited to explore the varied and integral roles played by the United States Marine Corps during one of history's most pivotal conflicts. The collection showcases a diversity of literary styles ranging from personal narratives to detailed historical analyses, each piece contributing to a robust tapestry of the ... Read more

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  • The Campaigns of US Marines in World War II

    Pearl Harbor, Battle of Cape Gloucester, Battle of Guam, Battle of Iwo Jima, Occupation of Japan…

    by J. Michael Wenger, Harry W. Edwards, James A. Donovan, Robert J. Cressman, J. Michael Miller, John C. Chapin, Charles D. Melson, Henry I. Shaw Jr., Joseph H. Alexander, Bernard C. Nalty, Cyril J. O'Brien, Gordon D. Gayle, Richard Harwood, Charles R. Smith, Marine Corps Historical Center ...
    In 'The Campaigns of US Marines in World War II', readers are invited into a meticulously detailed exploration of military operations spanning numerous theaters of the Second World War. The anthology is crafted with a rich tableau of analytical narratives and firsthand accounts, capturing the diverse and dynamic nature of warfare. Each piece, under the stewardship of the Marine Corps Historical ... Read more

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  • The United States Marines in World War II

    Valor and Strategy: Chronicles of WWII Marines

    by Bernard C. Nalty, John C. Chapin, Joseph H. Alexander, Charles D. Melson, Richard Harwood, Gordon D. Gayle, Cyril J. O'Brien, J. Michael Wenger, Harry W. Edwards, James A. Donovan, Robert J. Cressman, J. Michael Miller, Henry I. Shaw Jr., Charles R. Smith, Marine Corps Historical Center ...
    The United States Marines in World War II presents a formidable exploration of the diverse facets of marine combat and strategy during one of history's most pivotal conflicts. This anthology magnificently interweaves a tapestry of essays, firsthand accounts, and historical analyses, covering a vast array of operations and battles, from the shores of the Pacific to the entrenched island campaigns. ... Read more

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  • The Complete Works of Josh Billings

    by Henry W. Shaw ...
    In the United States of America a “show” is the generic name comprising every description of entertainment, being equally applied to an equestrian performance, a dramatic company, an operatic concert, a political oration, or a lecture on the geology of the oil district of Pennsylvania. A few years ago, when I did not know America quite so well as I do now, I was asked by Mr. Barnum to meet him on ... Read more

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  • Josh Billings' Old Farmer's Allminax, 1870-1879

    by Henry Wheeler Shaw ...
    We seldum notis the current Amerikan literature ov the day, but the Billings Allminax, soon tew be issued by Carleton, is a work for the mOthers of the Amerikan Union."—London Times, June 6th, 1869. "Josh Billings' Farmers' Allminax iz az phull ov gems az a diamond neklace, az phull of knowledge az Webster's Spellin Book, and az phull of cooking and cures az a parson's wife."—London Atheneum, May ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    First Offensive: The Marine Campaign For Guadalcanal (Unabridged)

    by HENRY I. SHAW ...
    Narrated by Brad Thomas ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 47 min

    In the early summer of 1942, intelligence reports of the construction of a Japanese airfield near Lunga Point on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands triggered a demand for offensive action in the South Pacific. Completion of the Guadalcanal airfield might signal the beginning of a renewed enemy advance to the south and an increased threat to the lifeline of American aid to New Zealand and Australia ... Read more

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  • The Encyclopedia of Ornament

    by Henry Shaw, FSA ...
    Series series Dover Pictorial Archive
    First published in 1842, this volume made an important contribution to the nineteenth-century Gothic Revival, during which English artists rediscovered decorative styles from their country's medieval past. Few published sources of the Victorian era offered information on historic designs, and The Encyclopedia of Ornament was warmly received and widely praised for the meticulous rendering of its ... Read more

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  • Josh Billings on Ice and Other Things

    by Henry Wheeler Shaw ...
    Josh Billings on Ice and Other Things By Henry Wheeler Shaw.WITH COMIC ILLUSTRATIONS BY J. H. HOWARD. Published byNEW YORK: Carleton, Publisher, Madison Square. LONDON: S. LOW, SON & CO. M DCCC LXX. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1868, by G. W. CARLETON & CO.,In the Clerk's office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York. ... Read more

    $7.28 CAD

  • Josh Billings on Ice and Other Things

    by Henry Wheeler Shaw ...
    JOSH ON ICE. Having herd mutch sed about skating parks, and the grate amount ov helth and muscle they woz imparting tew the present generashun at a slite advanse from fust cost, i bought a ticket and went within the fense. I found the ice in a slippery condishun, covering about 5 akers ov artyfishall water, which waz owned bi a stock company, and froze tew order. Upon one side ov the pond waz ... Read more

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  • The US Marines in World War II

    Pacific Island Campaigns, Amphibious Warfare, and Marine Corps Combat from Guadalcanal to Okinawa

    by J. Michael Wenger, Harry W. Edwards, James A. Donovan, Robert J. Cressman, J. Michael Miller, John C. Chapin, Charles D. Melson, Henry I. Shaw Jr., Joseph H. Alexander, Bernard C. Nalty, Cyril J. O'Brien, Gordon D. Gayle, Richard Harwood, Charles R. Smith, Marine Corps Historical Center ...
    The US Marines in World War II brings together a richly varied body of operational history, institutional analysis, and battlefield narrative to examine the Marine Corps' global wartime experience. Ranging from strategic questions of amphibious warfare to intimate accounts of combat, logistics, command, and sacrifice, the volume situates celebrated campaigns in the Pacific alongside the broader ... Read more

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  • Marines In World War II - Okinawa: Victory In The Pacific [Illustrated Edition]

    by Major Chas. S. Nichols Jr. USMC, Henry I. Shaw Jr. ...
    Contains 86 photos and 42 maps and charts.The story of part played by the United States Marines in the largest amphibious assault of the entire Pacific War during World War II. The battle lasted an exhausting and bloody 82 days from early April until mid-June 1945. The legendarily tough defence of the Japanese soldiers and citizens was matched by the American troops in the last major campaign that ... Read more

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  • Costume and Ornament of the Middle Ages in Full Color

    by Henry Shaw, FSA ...
    Series series Dover Pictorial Archive
    More than a pictorial archive of medieval dress and decoration, this beautiful collection is also valuable for its discerning scholarship. A magnificent compilation of artwork from Henry Shaw's detailed study of court life in the Middle Ages, this splendid book provides a grand display of medieval figures and fashions of the times.Reproduced directly from Shaw's original, hand-colored plates and ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD