Challenging the Pacific

Challenging the Pacific
Title Challenging the Pacific PDF eBook
Author Maud Fontenoy
Publisher Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Pages 169
Release 2012-05
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1611455049

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Fontenoy follows Across the Savage Sea (2005), the account of her solo row across the Atlantic with a new challenge: crossing the Pacific along the "Kon-Tiki" route from Peru to the...

Red Star Over the Pacific

Red Star Over the Pacific
Title Red Star Over the Pacific PDF eBook
Author Toshi Yoshihara
Publisher US Naval Institute Press
Pages 0
Release 2013
Genre History
ISBN 9781591149798

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Original publication and copyright date: 2010.

Penina Uliuli

Penina Uliuli
Title Penina Uliuli PDF eBook
Author Philip Culbertson
Publisher University of Hawaii Press
Pages 305
Release 2007-09-30
Genre Medical
ISBN 0824863917

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This diverse collection of essays examines important issues related to mental health among Pacific Islanders through the topics of identity, spirituality, the unconscious, mental trauma, and healing. Contributors: Emeline Afeaki-Mafile‘o, Margaret Nelson Agee, Siautu Alefaio, A. Aukahi Austin, Tina Berking, Philip Culbertson, Caroline Salumalo Fatialofa, Yvette Guttenbeil-Po‘uhila, Joseph Keawe‘aimoku Kaholokula, David Lui, Karen Lupe, Maika Lutui, Cabrini ‘Ofa Makasiale, Tavita T. Maliko, Peta Pila Palalagi, Suiamai Simi, Seilosa Skipps-Patterson, Karanina Siaosi Sumeo, To‘oa Jemaima Tiatia, Sione Tu‘itahi, Fia T. Turner-Tupou.

Asia-Pacific Security Challenges

Asia-Pacific Security Challenges
Title Asia-Pacific Security Challenges PDF eBook
Author Anthony J. Masys
Publisher Springer
Pages 310
Release 2017-09-25
Genre Nature
ISBN 331961729X

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This edited book examines the contemporary regional security concerns in the Asia-Pacific recognizing the ‘Butterfly effect’, the concept that small causes can have large effects: ‘the flap of a butterfly’s wings can cause a typhoon halfway around the world’. For many Asia-Pacific states, domestic security challenges are at least as important as external security considerations. Recent events (both natural disasters and man-made disasters) have pointed to the inherent physical, economic, social and political vulnerabilities that exist in the region. Both black swan events and persistent threats to security characterize the challenges within the Asia-Pacific region. Transnational security challenges such as global climate change, environmental degradation, pandemics, energy security, supply chain security, resource scarcity, terrorism and organized crime are shaping the security landscape regionally and globally. The significance of emerging transnational security challenges in the Asia-Pacific Region impact globally and conversely, security developments in those other regions affect the Asia-Pacific region.

Transboundary Policy Challenges in the Pacific Border Regions of North America

Transboundary Policy Challenges in the Pacific Border Regions of North America
Title Transboundary Policy Challenges in the Pacific Border Regions of North America PDF eBook
Author Donald K. Alper
Publisher University of Calgary Press
Pages 354
Release 2008
Genre Political Science
ISBN 1552382230

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"Transboundary Policy Challenges" responds to a growing interest in borderlands environmental policy by highlighting significant transboundary research and practices being undertaken within and across the Pacific border regions of North America. Growing concern about the seriousness of environmental problems, particularly in high-growth border areas, coupled with the rising awareness of the complexities entailed in wise development decisions, has spurred recognition that new realities require new responses. Critical for effective environmental protection, restoration, and education is a sharing of understanding and effort across borders. "Transboundary Policy Challenges" advances transborder environmental research and discusses sensible policy directions with particular focus on critical areas of international concern and engagement: land and water use planning; regional growth management; trade and transportation corridors; environmental education; and travel and tourism. Contributors to the volume represent a range of disciplines, as well as institutions in Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

Helmet for My Pillow

Helmet for My Pillow
Title Helmet for My Pillow PDF eBook
Author Robert Leckie
Publisher Ravenio Books
Pages 335
Release 2014-05-10
Genre History
ISBN

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Helmet for My Pillow is a gripping memoir that transports readers to the frontlines of World War II through the eyes of Robert Leckie, a young Marine who fought in some of the most brutal battles of the Pacific Theater. With raw honesty and vivid prose, Leckie recounts his experiences from boot camp to the bloody battles of Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, and Peleliu, offering a deeply personal perspective on the sacrifices, camaraderie, and horrors of war. This powerful narrative serves as a testament to the courage and resilience of the men who fought and died in the Pacific, making it an essential read for anyone seeking to understand the realities of combat and the human cost of war.

Challenge for the Pacific

Challenge for the Pacific
Title Challenge for the Pacific PDF eBook
Author Robert Leckie
Publisher National Geographic Books
Pages 0
Release 2010-10-26
Genre History
ISBN 0553386913

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From Robert Leckie, the World War II veteran and New York Times bestselling author of Helmet for My Pillow, whose experiences were featured in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, comes this vivid narrative of the astonishing six-month campaign for Guadalcanal. From the Japanese soldiers’ carefully calculated—and ultimately foiled—attempt to build a series of impregnable island forts on the ground to the tireless efforts of the Americans who struggled against a tenacious adversary and the temperature and terrain of the island itself, Robert Leckie captures the loneliness, the agony, and the heat of twenty-four-hour-a-day fighting on Guadalcanal. Combatants from both sides are brought to life: General Archer Vandegrift, who first assembled an amphibious strike force; Isoroku Yamamoto, the naval general whose innovative strategy was tested; the island-born Allied scout Jacob Vouza, who survived hideous torture to uncover the enemy’s plans; and Saburo Sakai, the ace flier who shot down American planes with astonishing ease. Propelling the Allies to eventual victory, Guadalcanal was truly the turning point of the war. Challenge for the Pacific is an unparalleled, authoritative account of this great fight that forever changed our world.