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 by Dan E. Bailey North Valley Diver 1991 Hardcover 246 pages Index, photos, maps, appendixes ISBN: 0911615040 $42.95 Language: English  Order now at amazon.com Return to |
World War II Wrecks of Palau This hardcover book details the World War II history and shipwrecks of Palau. Lavishly illustrated with wartime photos, contemporary images maps and illustrations and is an incredible contribution to any historian's library. The first section of the book details the Japanese occupation of Palau, detailing the prewar colonial era and preparations for war and detailing the development of key islands into military bases. The second section of the book covers the U.S. air campaign against Palau including preliminary operations, Operation Desecrate One including the U.S. Navy Fast Carrier strikes, submarine operations, aerial mining operations. Next, Operation Snapshot, Operation Snapshot and Operation Stalemate II for the pre-invasion strikes, mine sweeping operations. The final section of the book details underwater wrecks of Palau divided by area, shipwreck plus aircraft wrecks plus location maps. Each shipwreck profiled has a side view line art drawing, short historical summary including how it was sunk, list of items or artifacts found aboard and technical details including type, tonnage, armament and other key details. Without a doubt, this book is an incredible contribution to the history of Palau history and shipwrecks that remain. World War II Wrecks of Palau deserves a space on any historian or Palau SCUBA diver bookshelf. Read interview with author Dan E. Bailey Return to Book Reviews | Add a review or submit for review |
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