Operation Borneo: The last, untold story of the War in the Pacific, 1945 - Softcover

Case, Gerard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1418418315 ISBN 13: 9781418418311

Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2004

Synopsis

THELAST FORGOTTEN CAMPAIGN IN THE PACIFICThisis the true story of three American Army Companies that served alongside theAustralian Army in recapturing the island of Borneo from the Japanese Imperial Army at the end of the Pacific War. It is along forgotten event in the history of World War and this story has now beentold!

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About the Author

GerardR. Case served from 1951- 1955, during the Korean Conflict in the U.S. Navy asa Seaman First Class. Upon dischargefrom the service he attended college (Pratt Institute) 1955-1959, and became acommercial artist. He worked for ArtStudios and for Paramount pictures where he was an animator on cartoons. Since 1962 he has been a scientist andauthor, having written almost 100 scientific papers, monographs and five bookson the subject of Natural History. Thisis Mr. Case's first book about World War II. JamesA. Pounds served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from1942-1953. During World War II heentered into combat in New Guinea in January 1944 and participated in amphibiousassault landings throughout New Guinea and New Britain. His unit,Company 'A' of the 593rd Engineer Boat & Shore Regiment of theThird Engineer Special Brigade staged at Morotai Island, in the Dutch East Indies,for the D-Day H-hour assault landing at Balikpapan, Borneo with the Australian Army.

Edition details

• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1418418315
• ISBN 13: 9781418418311
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 152