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The battle for Saipan is perhaps the most controversial of the war in the Pacific, with Marine general "Howling Mad" Smith relieving the Army general commanding the 27th Infantry Division. This is the story as told by Medal of Honor winner Frances A. O'Brien. 6 maps. 24 photos.

This is the first comprehensive history of the South African Intelligence Service, covering the periods from Apartheid up to the present day.

This volume contains all the letters that passed between President Woodrow Wilson and his close confidant and adviser Herbert Hoover while the two were participating in the Paris Peace Conference after the First World War. Wilson headed the American delegation at that conference, and Hoover was Director General for Relief and Reconstruction of Europe. Their correspondence deals with some of the most important events of modern times, it also sh...

This book describes the applications of receptor techniques in many different areas in addition to conventional drug and neurotransmitter binding sites. It reviews humoral modulators such as a leukotrienes, interferon, platelet-derived growth factor, and novel endogenous ligands.

This book is the first full history of South African intelligence and provides a detailed examination of the various stages in the evolution of South Africäs intelligence organizations and structures.

When V Amphibious Corps were preparing for the invasion of the Marianas Islands-Saipan, Guam, and Tinian-they were expecting a relatively easy fight. The Japanese appeared to be on the run. As D day for Saipan (the first of the three islands scheduled for conquest) loomed, V Corps planners felt safe in allocating a single army division as corps reserve for the conquest. As Lt. Col. William J. O'Brien's First Battalion and the 105th Infantry la...