Books written by Bruce Gamble
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Invasion Rabaul: The Epic Story of Lark Force, the Forgotten Garrison, January ? July 1942
Near midnight on February 21, Pip Appel learned that McCarthy was in the vicinity. The timing could not have been better. Appel had recently received additional messages from the Japanese stating that they would round up all Australian ...
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Invasion Rabaul: The Epic Story of Lark Force, the Forgotten Garrison, January - July 1942
"The first book in military historian Bruce Gamble's Rabaul trilogy, Invasion Rabaul chronicles the occupation and defense of Japan's island stronghold by the Australian Lark Force garrison through the eyes of those who survived the ...
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Kangaroo Squadron: American Courage in the Darkest Days of World War II
The intertwined stories of the Kangaroo Squadron and the "Swamp Ghost" are filled with thrilling accounts of aerial combat, an epic survival story, and the powerful mystique of an invaluable war relic.
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Kangaroo Squadron: American Courage in the Darkest Days of World War II
"The dramatic untold story of the first US Army unit to cross the Pacific and strike back at the Japanese after Pearl Harbor."--Provided by publisher.
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Fortress Rabaul: The Battle for the Southwest Pacific, January 1942-April 1943
Winner of the "Gold Medal" (Military Writers Society of America) and "Editor's Choice Award" (Stone & Stone Second World War Books), Fortress Rabaul details a critical and, until now, little understood chapter in the history of World War II ...
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Target: Rabaul: The Allied Siege of Japan's Most Infamous Stronghold, March 1943 ? August 1945
As the final book in Bruce Gamble's esteemed trilogy on the War in the Pacific, Target: Rabaul picks up where Fortress Rabaul, the second installment, leaves off--and sets the stage for the major Allied aerial engagements of 1943-1945, ...
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Swashbucklers and Black Sheep: A Pictorial History of Marine Fighting Squadron 214 in World War II
The squadron’s combat over Bougainville and Rabaul and the story of Boyington being shot down are covered, as are the squadron’s exploits in the latter part of the war (while Boyington was a POW), which culminated in the heavy losses ...
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The Black Sheep: The Definitive History of Marine Fighting Squadron 214 in World War II
With their renowned squadron leader Greg “Pappy” Boyington, Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 214 was one of the best-known and most colorful combat units of World War II. The popular television series Baa Baa Black Sheep added to their ...
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Black Sheep One: The Life of Gregory "Pappy" Boyington
Blessed with inveterate luck, the stubbornly independent Boyington lived a life that went beyond what even the most imaginative might expect. Exhaustively researched and richly detailed, here is the complete story of this American original.
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The Black Sheep
A leggy black lamb named Midnite became a fixture around the base, making appearances at intrasquadron softball games and other activities. It was good for publicity. A photograph of Stan Bailey kneeling in front of a Corsair while ...