Rolling Thunder Against the Rising Sun: The Combat History of U.S. Army Tank Battalions in the Pacific in World War II
Although the history of armor in World War II has captured the attention of countless authors, no one has yet chronicled the extensive use of tanks in the Pacific—until now. In comprehensive detail Gene Eric Salecker describes the exploits of American tanks on the jungle islands where troops engaged in savage combat and encountered unforgiving weather and terrain. Stationed in the Philippines when the Japanese attacked the islands in 1941, the U.S. Army's independent tank battalions fought from the very start of the war. From New Guinea and the Solomons to the Ryukyus, American armor proved instrumental in winning World War II in the Pacific.
  • First work dedicated solely to the use of Army tanks in the Pacific Theater
  • Covers armor battles in the Philippines, Makin, the Solomons, Rabaul, New Guinea, Saipan, Guam, and Okinawa

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    Rolling Thunder Against the Rising Sun: The Combat History of U.S. Army Tank Battalions in the Pacific in World War II
    Although the history of armor in World War II has captured the attention of countless authors, no one has yet chronicled the extensive use of tanks in the Pacific—until now. In comprehensive detail Gene Eric Salecker describes the exploits of American tanks on the jungle islands where troops engaged in savage combat and encountered unforgiving weather and terrain. Stationed in the Philippines when the Japanese attacked the islands in 1941, the U.S. Army's independent tank battalions fought from the very start of the war. From New Guinea and the Solomons to the Ryukyus, American armor proved instrumental in winning World War II in the Pacific.
  • First work dedicated solely to the use of Army tanks in the Pacific Theater
  • Covers armor battles in the Philippines, Makin, the Solomons, Rabaul, New Guinea, Saipan, Guam, and Okinawa

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    Rolling Thunder Against the Rising Sun: The Combat History of U.S. Army Tank Battalions in the Pacific in World War II

    Rolling Thunder Against the Rising Sun: The Combat History of U.S. Army Tank Battalions in the Pacific in World War II

    by Gene Eric Salecker
    Rolling Thunder Against the Rising Sun: The Combat History of U.S. Army Tank Battalions in the Pacific in World War II

    Rolling Thunder Against the Rising Sun: The Combat History of U.S. Army Tank Battalions in the Pacific in World War II

    by Gene Eric Salecker

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    Overview

    Although the history of armor in World War II has captured the attention of countless authors, no one has yet chronicled the extensive use of tanks in the Pacific—until now. In comprehensive detail Gene Eric Salecker describes the exploits of American tanks on the jungle islands where troops engaged in savage combat and encountered unforgiving weather and terrain. Stationed in the Philippines when the Japanese attacked the islands in 1941, the U.S. Army's independent tank battalions fought from the very start of the war. From New Guinea and the Solomons to the Ryukyus, American armor proved instrumental in winning World War II in the Pacific.
  • First work dedicated solely to the use of Army tanks in the Pacific Theater
  • Covers armor battles in the Philippines, Makin, the Solomons, Rabaul, New Guinea, Saipan, Guam, and Okinawa


  • Product Details

    ISBN-13: 9780811703147
    Publisher: Stackpole Books
    Publication date: 04/16/2008
    Pages: 464
    Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

    About the Author

    Gene Eric Salecker lives near Chicago, Illinois.

    Table of Contents


    Baptism of Fire     1
    War     15
    War Plan Orange-3     27
    Into Bataan     38
    Bataan     48
    The Points and Pockets     57
    Siege and Suffering     65
    Surrender     71
    Reinforcements and Turnabout     82
    Taking Makin     91
    Closing the Solomons     108
    Another Crack in the Outer Barrier     116
    Isolating Rabaul     129
    Leapfrogging the New Guinea Coast     136
    Bloody Biak     144
    Southern Saipan     154
    The Valley of Death     164
    Hard Days on Saipan     175
    The End on Saipan     183
    Guam     194
    Stepping Stones     208
    The Helmet's Wings     220
    The Return     232
    The Drive to Ormoc     248
    Luzon     257
    Manila     272
    Corregidor and Southern Luzon     291
    Northern Luzon     303
    Clearing the Southern Philippines     317
    Eastern Mindanao     326
    Iceberg     333
    Hard Days     345
    The Last Battle     355
    The End     369
    Notes     377
    Bibliography     422
    Index     442
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