A Magnificent Fight
Author : Robert Cressman
Publisher :
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 15,71 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Government publications
ISBN :
Author : Robert Cressman
Publisher :
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 15,71 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Government publications
ISBN :
Author : Robert J. Cressman
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 46,56 MB
Release : 1996-11
Category :
ISBN : 0788135236
Author : Robert J Cressman
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 35,57 MB
Release : 2013-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1612512305
Soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese land-based bombers pounded Wake Island, the American advanced base that was key to the U.S. Navy’s strategy in the Pacific. Throughout the next two weeks, the Wake Island garrison survived nearly daily bombings and repulsed the first Japanese attempt to take the atoll. The determined defenders provided a badly needed lift to American morale. Cressman was the first to make extensive use of Japanese materials to identify the enemy order of battle and the roles each unit played in the drama to provide a moving account of the heroism of the defenders in the face if tremendous odds.
Author : Robert Cressman
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 12,20 MB
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 9781557501400
The author examines the defense plans prepared before the war and how grim necessity compelled the modification of those plans. The central part of the work recounts how the Wake garrison survived nearly daily bombings and repulsed the first Japanese attempt to take the atoll. This small band of defenders consisted of marines from an understrength defense battalion and a composite aviation unit equipped with a dwindling number of fighter planes, augmented by sailors and civilian volunteers.
Author : Dennis Lewycky
Publisher : Fernwood Publishing
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 11,98 MB
Release : 2019-04-29T00:00:00Z
Category : History
ISBN : 1773630989
In May 1919, 30,000 Winnipeg workers walked away from their jobs, shutting down large factories, forcing businesses to close and bringing major industries to a halt. Mounted police and hired security, at the behest of the ruling class, violently ended the protest after six weeks. Two men were killed. What started as trade union revolt, the Winnipeg General Strike became a mass protest and was branded as a revolution. In Magnificent Fight, Dennis Lewycky lays out the history of this iconic event, which remains the biggest and longest strike in Canadian history. He analyzes the social, political and economic conditions leading up to the strike. He also illustrates the effects the strike had on workers, unions and all three levels of government in the following decades. Far from a simple retelling of the General Strike, Magnificent Fight speaks to the power of workers’ solidarity and social organization. And Lewycky reveals the length the capitalist class and the state went to in protecting the status quo. By retelling the story of the Strike through the eyes of those who witnessed it, Lewycky’s account is both educational and entertaining.
Author : Robert Cressman
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 11,99 MB
Release : 2019-12-11
Category : History
ISBN :
"A Magnificent Fight" by Robert J. Cressman offers a detailed account of the strategic and tactical considerations that put Wake Island at the forefront of attention during the Pacific War. Cressman provides a day-by-day account of the defenders' activities and dispels many myths about the battle by cross-referencing survivor recollections with operational records. Get your copy now and experience the historical, strategic, and tactical considerations that put tiny Wake Island at the forefront of attention in the opening days of the Pacific War.
Author : Robert Cressman
Publisher :
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 11,23 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Government publications
ISBN :
Author : Robert J. Cressman
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 41,9 MB
Release : 2013-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781494462062
It is Monday, 8 December 1941. On Wake Island, a tiny sprung paper-clip in the Pacific between Hawaii and Guam, Marines of the 1st Defense Battalion are starting another day of the backbreaking war preparations that have gone on for weeks. Out in the triangular lagoon formed by the islets of Peale, Wake, and Wilkes, the huge silver Pan American Airways Philippines Clipper flying boat roars off the water bound for Guam. The trans-Pacific flight will not be complete. “A Magnificent Fight: Marines in the Battle for Wake Island” recounts the marine battle in the Wake Island and references specific subjects, such as aircraft, personalities, and campaigns.
Author : Robert Cressman
Publisher :
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 42,57 MB
Release : 2022-01-02
Category :
ISBN : 9789354780639
The Japanese bombing of Wake Island began a mere few hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, on December 8, 1941. Thirty-six Japanese aircraft blasted the atoll's US base and destroyed eight of twelve aircraft. For fifteen days American troops suffered endless bombardments until the second major Japanese offensive was launched on 23rd December. The battle took place on and around the atoll and its minor islets by the air, land, and naval forces of the Japanese Empire against those of the United States, with Marines playing a prominent role on both sides. Against overwhelming forces the Marines and other troops that were stationed on the island fought valiantly, but after forty-nine men had lost their lives in the fight, the remaining American men and civilians were captured by the Japanese.
Author : Mary E. DeMuth
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 22,98 MB
Release : 2012-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0736943811
Warfare...hell...demons..."I'm just trying to drive my kids to school and stay on top of the laundry. " "What does any of that have to do with me?" You've heard plenty of talk about evil. You've heard about binding Satan and breaking strongholds and calling demons by name. You've heard you should claim your victory in Christ...but you're not really sure how to do that. This isn't a book about evil. With passion and strength, Mary DeMuth brings balance and insight to the often murky realm of spiritual warfare. As you embrace the abundant life to which God calls his daughters, she'll tell you why your voice matters for eternity. And on the darkest days, you'll know that spiritual warfare is about bowing before the Creator, not cowering before the devil. It's about finding freedom and beauty in the midst of devastation. It's about the power of God to heal our hearts, to move mountains, to intercede when we're weary. It's about crucifixion and a defiant, glorious resurrection. It's about truth. It's about power. Join Mary in the beautiful battle, and be renewed on the journey.