Twenty-Five Yards of War The Extraordinary Courage of Ordinary Men in World War II

Name: Twenty-Five Yards of War The Extraordinary Courage of Ordinary Men in World War II
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ISBN: 9780786886685

ISBN-10: 0786886684

ISBN-13: 9780786886685

Edition: N/A

Authors: Ronald J. Drez

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A result of more than ten years of research and over 1,400 interviews, Twenty-Five Yards of War transports the reader to the front lines of World War II. Drez presents here the stories of twelve men, all ordinary soldiers, who represent the heroism instrumental to the Allied victory. From the Halsey-Doolittle raid on Tokyo in 1942 to the sinking of the Indianapolis at the war's end, the book traces the events of World War II through the eyes of twelve men -- twelve ordinary soldiers who experienced their own, unique "twenty-five yards of war." In the spirit of the late Stephen E. Ambrose, with whom Drez conducted research for over a decade, this invaluable work of history considers the…

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List price: $21.99
Publisher: Hyperion Press
Publication date: 3/5/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.19" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English



Foreword


Preface


Warriors



The Halsey-Doolittle Raid--April 18, 1942



The Battle of Midway--June 4, 1942



Tonolei Harbor and Kahili--October 16-17, 1943



Betio, Tarawa Atoll--November 21, 1943



The Invasion of Normandy--June 6, 1944



The Battle of the Philippine Sea--June 19-20, 1944



The Battle of the Bulge, Lanzerath, Belgium--December 16, 1944



Namkwan Harbor, China--January 23, 1945



Death Valley, Iwo Jima--February 25, 1945



The Sinking of USS Indianapolis--July 30, 1945


Notes


Index