Between the Lines of World War II
Twenty-One Remarkable People and Events
Published on 7. September 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
231 pages
978-0-7864-4667-4 (ISBN)
Description
This is a collection of 21 accounts of people and events that illuminate the strange adventures, mysterious circumstances, extreme behaviors and forgotten tragedies of World War II. Ranging from a look at Adolf Hitler's "children factory," to the smuggling of gold bullion from the besieged island of Corregidor, to those who flew with the Chinese Air Force against Japan years before the more famous Flying Tigers, these accounts provide insight into the larger scope of the war.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
glossary, notes, bibliographies, index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-4667-4 (9780786446674)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Paul M. Edwards is the founder and executive director of the Center for the Study of the Korean War at Graceland University's Independence, Missouri, campus. He is the author of 13 works on military history. He lives in Independence.
Content
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Terms and Phrases
Introduction
PART I: THE MYSTERIOUS AND UNEXPLAINED
1. The Sitting Duck
2. The Phantom Four-Stacker
3. No German Child Should Go Unborn
4. Bullion for Ballast
5. Her Name Was Evergreen
6. The Peking Man: Where Is He?
7. The First Captives
PART II: THE REST OF THE STORY
8. Beyond the USS Panay
9. The Smoking Cobras
10. More Ships Than the Navy
11. Stories from the KPM
12. Preempting the Flying Tigers
13. Winston's Special
14. The Paukenschlag of April 1942
PART III: EVENTS WORTH REMEMBERING
15. The City of Benares
16. The Battle of Buna
17. The Massacre at Palawan
18. The Voyage of the Li Wo
19. The Saga of Annie Clark
20. The Incredible John H. Lang
21. The Cave of the Virgins
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Preface
Terms and Phrases
Introduction
PART I: THE MYSTERIOUS AND UNEXPLAINED
1. The Sitting Duck
2. The Phantom Four-Stacker
3. No German Child Should Go Unborn
4. Bullion for Ballast
5. Her Name Was Evergreen
6. The Peking Man: Where Is He?
7. The First Captives
PART II: THE REST OF THE STORY
8. Beyond the USS Panay
9. The Smoking Cobras
10. More Ships Than the Navy
11. Stories from the KPM
12. Preempting the Flying Tigers
13. Winston's Special
14. The Paukenschlag of April 1942
PART III: EVENTS WORTH REMEMBERING
15. The City of Benares
16. The Battle of Buna
17. The Massacre at Palawan
18. The Voyage of the Li Wo
19. The Saga of Annie Clark
20. The Incredible John H. Lang
21. The Cave of the Virgins
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index