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Island Fighting

by Rafael Steinberg · 1978

World War II series

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The Guadalcanal campaign and the slow conquest of islands in the Pacific by U.S. forces during the last months of World War II. Part of the Time-Life series on World War II.

Genre
war and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
military historymilitary historyMore like thisLess of this
Setting
World War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of thisPacific OceanPacific OceanMore like thisLess of this
Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 208 pages

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