Author: COYLE, BRENDAN
Title: War on Our Doorstep the Unknown Campaign on North America's West Coast
Description: Surrey, BC: Heritage House Publishing, 2002. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 1894384466. Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; B&W Photographs; 8.68 X 5.58 X 0.73 inches; 240 pages; "When Chief Gunner Hashiro Hayashi took dead aim on British Columbia's Estevan Point Lighthouse and wireless station on a June morning in 1942, the realities of war had come to North America. Sixty years later, the fascinating events of that era and their impact on both the Canadian and American psyches remain unknown to much of the world. After conducting decades of research and interviews with veterans on both sides of the conflict, author Brendan Coyle now reveals the campaign that included three attacks on British Columbia, an air raid on Portland, Oregon, and the harsh battles fought in Alaska. From the foreword:"Brendan Coyle has done a magnificent job in this comprehensive review of the war on the West Coast. No other single volume has so neatly tied together the myriad stories of how the war affected people in British Columbia, California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska,". Near Fine .
Keywords: 1894384466 West Coast Japan Aviation WWII Militaria
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Title: War on Our Doorstep the Unknown Campaign on North America's West Coast
Description: Surrey, BC: Heritage House Publishing, 2002. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 1894384466. Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; B&W Photographs; 8.68 X 5.58 X 0.73 inches; 240 pages; "When Chief Gunner Hashiro Hayashi took dead aim on British Columbia's Estevan Point Lighthouse and wireless station on a June morning in 1942, the realities of war had come to North America. Sixty years later, the fascinating events of that era and their impact on both the Canadian and American psyches remain unknown to much of the world. After conducting decades of research and interviews with veterans on both sides of the conflict, author Brendan Coyle now reveals the campaign that included three attacks on British Columbia, an air raid on Portland, Oregon, and the harsh battles fought in Alaska. From the foreword:"Brendan Coyle has done a magnificent job in this comprehensive review of the war on the West Coast. No other single volume has so neatly tied together the myriad stories of how the war affected people in British Columbia, California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska,". Near Fine .
Keywords: 1894384466 West Coast Japan Aviation WWII Militaria
Price: US$ 13.50 Seller: Ainsworth Books
- Book number: 20351
- Book number: 20351
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