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Jungle, sea and Occupation : a World War II solider's memoir of the Pacific Theater / Paul D. Veatch ; assisted by Paul D. Veatch, Jr.
LIBRA D811 .V337 2000
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Veatch, Paul D.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Veatch, Paul D.
- United States. Army. Infantry--Biography.
- United States.
- United States. Army. Infantry.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean.
- Japan--History--Allied occupation, 1945-1952--Personal narratives.
- Japan.
- History.
- Genre:
- Personal narratives -- American.
- Personal narratives.
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- v, 162 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2000]
- Contents:
- 1. This Country Was Their Training Ground 3
- 2. South Pacific Passage 13
- 3. The Rain Forest 23
- 4. Jumping-Off Place 33
- 5. The Road to Ormoc 43
- 6. Twilight on Leyte 55
- 7. New Men for an Old War
- Replacements 61
- 8. Sulu Sunset 71
- 9. A Night on Mindoro 85
- 10. Return to Leyte 95
- 11. Slow Boat to Mindanao 103
- 12. Reunion 111
- 13. Destination: Japan 119
- 14. Okayama Occupation 125
- 15. Kurashiki 135
- 16. Gin Rummy 141
- Epilogue: Homeward Bound 153
- Military History of Paul D. Veatch 159.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0786407824
- OCLC:
- 44046931
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