Rolling Thunder Against the Rising Sun: Combat History of U.S. Army Tank Battalions in the Pacific in World War II.

Salecker, Gene Eric.

ISBN 10: 0811703142 / ISBN 13: 9780811703147

Published by Stackpole, 2008., 2008

About this Item

1st ed. 439p. Photos. Maps. Heavy. Jacket priced. As New/As New Copy.

Seller Inventory # 71-1046

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rolling Thunder Against the Rising Sun: Combat History of U.S. Army Tank Battalions in the Pacific in World War II.
• Publisher: Stackpole, 2008.
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0811703142
• ISBN 13: 9780811703147
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • WORLD WAR II::AMERICAN FORCES
  • List 91
  • List 71
  • WORLD WAR II::PACIFIC THEATER

About this title

Synopsis

Although the history of armor in World War II has captured the attention of countless authors, no one has yet chronicled the extensive use of tanks in the Pacific--until now. In comprehensive detail Gene Eric Salecker describes the exploits of American tanks on the jungle islands where troops engaged in savage combat and encountered unforgiving weather and terrain. Stationed in the Philippines when the Japanese attacked the islands in 1941, the U.S. Army's independent tank battalions fought from the very start of the war. From New Guinea and the Solomons to the Ryukyus, American armor proved instrumental in winning World War II in the Pacific.

First work dedicated solely to the use of Army tanks in the Pacific Theater

Covers armor battles in the Philippines, Makin, the Solomons, Rabaul, New Guinea, Saipan, Guam, and Okinawa

About the Author

Gene Eric Salecker lives near Chicago, Illinois.