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Provides an account of the 1942 battle of Midway and the high-tech hunt for the lost ships fifty-six years later.
It has been called "the greatest naval battle since Trafalgar." On June 4, 1942, near a tiny island 1,500 miles from Hawaii, the course of the Pacific War changed dramatically. Before the battle of Midway the forces of Imperial Japan seemed unstoppable. After Midway the Japanese would never again take the offensive.
Fifty-six years later, famed underwater explorer Robert Ballard embarked on a search for the lost ships that had sunk in that historic battle. Accompanying him were a group of Japanese and American veterans who had once faced each other as enemies. Their memories of the epic conflict act as an affecting counterpoint to the story of the high-tech hunt for this great sunken battlefield.
Dr. Ballard's search area was enormous and his targets -- the "Yorktown" and four Japanese carriers -- lay over three miles down, far deeper than the "Titanic" or the "Bismarck." Equipment failures and time constraints kept working against him, and it often seemed that he might return with nothing. But finally, on May 19, 1998, Robert Ballard and his team located the remains of the aircraft carrier U.S.S. "Yorktown."
Astonishing underwater photographs of the "Yorktown" by David Doubilet and Ken Marschall's haunting paintings of the nearly intact carrier are among the visual highlights of this richly illustrated book. In addition, archival and modern images and paintings by leading aviation and maritime illustrators complement this gripping account of one of history's great air-and-sea encounters and the mission to document the lost ships that today bear witness to it.
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Librería: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Marschall, Ken Ilustrador. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Nº de ref. del artículo: 00072364932
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Librería: Gulf Coast Books, Memphis, TN, Estados Unidos de America
hardcover. Condición: Fair. Marschall, Ken Ilustrador. Nº de ref. del artículo: 0792275004-4-30942698
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Librería: Your Online Bookstore, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Fair. Marschall, Ken Ilustrador. Nº de ref. del artículo: 0792275004-4-21780523
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Librería: ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: good. Marschall, Ken Ilustrador. Used book in good and clean conditions. Pages and cover are intact. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks. Fast Shipping. Nº de ref. del artículo: ZBM.1FBCB
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Librería: ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: good. Marschall, Ken Ilustrador. Used book in good and clean conditions. Pages and cover are intact. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks. Fast Shipping. Nº de ref. del artículo: ZBM.1GDX3
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Librería: Reliant Bookstore, El Dorado, KS, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: acceptable. Marschall, Ken Ilustrador. This book is a well used but readable copy. Integrity of the book is still intact with no missing pages. May have notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer. Nº de ref. del artículo: RDV.0792275004.A
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Librería: Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainier Region, Tacoma, WA, Estados Unidos de America
hardcover. Condición: Acceptable. Marschall, Ken Ilustrador. An acceptable and readable copy. All pages are intact, and the spine and cover are also intact. This item may have light highlighting, writing or underlining through out the book, curled corners, missing dust jacket and or stickers. Nº de ref. del artículo: 467IJT005Z69
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Marschall, Ken Ilustrador. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.55. Nº de ref. del artículo: G0792275004I3N01
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Reno, Reno, NV, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Marschall, Ken Ilustrador. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.55. Nº de ref. del artículo: G0792275004I3N00
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Marschall, Ken Ilustrador. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.55. Nº de ref. del artículo: G0792275004I3N00
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