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Featuring valuable information about World War II in the Pacific theatre 1941 to 1945. From the Japanese Navy’s carrier borne raid on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to the famous Naval battles of Coral Sea, Midway, Leyte Gulf. US marines landings at Tarawa, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima and Okinowa. US Navy cruisers and destroyers, Imperial submarines, USS Indianapolis, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and other battlewagons. Kamikaze attacks on American vessels, U.S.S. Yorktown and much more.
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Book Review of Edward IV and the Wars of the Roses - David Santiuste. Edward IV and the Wars of the Roses. Barnsley, Engl.: Pen and Sword, 2011. 978-1-84415-930-7. Illustrations. Maps. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xvi, 192. $39.95. This is a solid academic study of Edward IV’s political strugg... - 2012/01/27 Book Review of Henry VIII and Francis I: The Final Conflict, 1540-1547 - David Potter. Henry VIII and Francis I: The Final Conflict, 1540-1547. History in Warfare series. Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2011. ISBN 978-90-04-20431-7. Maps. Illustrations. Notes. Appendices. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xxix, 562. $243.00. Dr David P... - 2012/01/18 2011 in review - The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 36,000 times in 2011. If it were a … Continue... - 2012/01/05 Book Review of Marshal Vauban and the Defence of Louis XIV’s France - James Falkner. Marshal Vauban and the Defence of Louis XIV’s France. Barnsley, England: Pen and Sword Military, 2011. ISBN 978-1-84415-927-7. Maps. Illustrations. Appendices. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Pp. viii, 226. $50.00. James Falkner, a forme... - 2012/01/04 How many died?: New thoughts on the cost of the war - For much of the last several decades, the accepted figure for the number of dead was 620,000, making the Civil War the bloodiest conflict in our nation’s history. Now, that figure is being questioned. Initially reported in September, the Decemb... - 2011/12/14 Dealing with comments on controversial topics - Today, I had to do something I have not done before on this blog, send a real comment to trash. Now, I have had my share of spam comments that get through, usually full of links, but I usually am … Continue reading → - 2011/12/03
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TYPHOON IN THE PACIFIC
WWII warship, USS Baltimore CA-68 (camouflage paint scheme - Measure 3 ) crashes through the waves! Violent summer typhoon rages in the Pacific Ocean, off Okinawa in 1945. Find art prints of US Navy Warships, click today!
See USS Yorktown CV-5, 1942!
The famous WWII aircraft carrier, Yorktown CV-5 (paint scheme - Measure 12 ) is at anchor at Tonga in the Pacific before the Battle of the Coral Sea. Her next valiant action will be her last. She will be sunk at the Battle of Midway by a combination of Japanese air strikes and submarine torpedoes in 1942. See more...
JAWS 1945! Indianapolis Rescue Art Prints
USS Bassett APD73 launches LCVPS to rescue 150 crew members of USS Indianapolis CA-35, sunk by a Japanese submarine, having delivered components of the Atomic Bomb. Of nearly 1200 crew aboard the Indianapolis, only 317 survived five days at the mercy of the sharks and the Pacific Ocean! Click for more info...
USS Pennsylvania Art Prints and more!
USS Pennsylvania BB38 WWII battleship art prints and more from markchurms.com.Prepare for battle, click now!
Tribute to Pearl Harbor & USS ARIZONA
Tribute to USS ARIZONA, Pearl Harbor and a variety of USN warships, mainly US battleships. A specifications portions and crests of famous WWII battleships
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