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Touched with Fire: The Land War in the South Pacific

Touched with Fire: The Land War in the South Pacific Paperback - 1997

by Eric Bergerud

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The horrors of this century's war in the South Pacific extended far beyond the detonation of atomic bombs. In this revelatory portrayal of the lives of the regular infantrymen who struggled to contain the Japanese advance, Bergerud presents a chilling and compelling record of the incredible hardships endured by these soldiers and the heroic efforts that resulted in the reversal of the course of the war. of photos. 8 maps.

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New York: Penguin Books, 1997. Paperback. Like New/No Jacket. A compelling and chilling record of the incredible hardships endured by...soldiers and the heroic efforts that resulted in the reversal of the course of the war" taken from cover. Eight pages of black and white photographs, maps. Notes, Sources, Chronology, Index, 566 pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
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  • Title Touched with Fire: The Land War in the South Pacific
  • Author Eric Bergerud
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition New
  • Pages 610
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Books, New York
  • Date 1997
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 066728
  • ISBN 9780140246964 / 0140246967
  • Weight 0.89 lbs (0.40 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.86 x 5.04 x 1.08 in (19.96 x 12.80 x 2.74 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Cultural Region: Indian
  • Library of Congress subjects World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Oceania, Oceania - History, Military
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95034149
  • Dewey Decimal Code 940.54

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Major General Stanley Larsen, during a long and distinguished military career, fought in three Asian wars for the United States.

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Citations

  • New York Times, 08/10/1997, Page 24
  • Publishers Weekly, 06/09/1997, Page 0

About the author

Eric M. Bergerud is an author and professor of military and American history at Lincoln University in San Francisco. His works include Red Thunder Tropic Lightning and Touched with Fire.