The Pictorial History of Guam
Title | The Pictorial History of Guam PDF eBook |
Author | Don A. Farrell |
Publisher | |
Pages | 212 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Guam |
ISBN |
Destiny's Landfall
Title | Destiny's Landfall PDF eBook |
Author | Robert F. Rogers |
Publisher | University of Hawaii Press |
Pages | 409 |
Release | 2011-06-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0824833341 |
This revised edition of the standard history of Guam is intended for general readers and students of the history, politics, and government of the Pacific region. Its narrative spans more than 450 years, beginning with the initial written records of Guam by members of Magellan 1521 expedition and concluding with the impact of the recent global recession on Guam’s fragile economy.
A Taste of Guam
Title | A Taste of Guam PDF eBook |
Author | Paula Ann Lujan Quinene |
Publisher | Infinity Publishing |
Pages | 1 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Cooking, Guamanian |
ISBN | 0741433680 |
A Collection of Cooking Recipes from Guam.
Field Guide to Caves and Karst of Guam
Title | Field Guide to Caves and Karst of Guam PDF eBook |
Author | Danko Taboroši |
Publisher | Bess Press |
Pages | 116 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 9781573061797 |
Annotation This essential reference for cavers, hikers, divers, and students of Guam's geology includes color photographs, diagrams, maps, and a glossary.
Captured
Title | Captured PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Mansell |
Publisher | Naval Institute Press |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 2012-11-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1612511236 |
In the years before the outbreak of the war in the Pacific, Guam was a paradise for the Navy, Marine and civilian employees of Pan American Airways, who found themselves stationed on the island. However their apprehension about the fate of the island increased as they anticipated a Japanese attack in the fall of 1941. Shortly after attack on Pearl Harbor, Guam was bombed and the Japanese invasion soon followed. Since Guam was not heavily fortified it soon fell to the invading Japanese. In the takeover of the island, the Japanese practiced a swift brutality against the captive Americans as well as native population, and then immediately removed the American military and civilian personnel to Japan. Only a lucky few escaped, including five Navy nurses and dependent Ruby Hellmers and her baby Charlene, who were transported back to America aboard the Swedish ship Gripsholm in mid-1942. In Captured, Mansell tells the story of the captives from Guam, whose story until now has largely been forgotten. Drawing upon interviews with survivors, diaries and archival records, Mansell documents the movements of American military and civilian men as they went from one Japanese POW camp to another, slowly starving as they performed slave labor for Japanese companies. Meanwhile, he describes the brutal horrors suffered by Guamian natives during Japan’s occupation of the island, especially as the Japanese prepared for American forces to re-take this U.S. possession in 1945. Moving stories of liberation, transportation home, and the aftermath of these horrific experiences are narrated as the book draws to a close. Mansell concludes that America’s lack of military preparation, disbelief in Japan’s ambitions in the Pacific, and focus on Europe all contributed to the captivity of more than three years of suffering for the forgotten Americans from Guam as the Pacific War raged around them. Captured was completed by historian Linda Goetz Holmes after the death of Roger Mansell.
Remember Guam
Title | Remember Guam PDF eBook |
Author | Paula Ann Lujan Quinene |
Publisher | Information Press |
Pages | 211 |
Release | 2009-08 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 9780741455031 |
Remember Guam is a collection of memories and recipes about the island of Guam. People from across the oceans and across the generations sent in their stories: World War II veterans, children of WWII veterans, current Guam residents, former Guam residents, visitors, etc. The book includes 20 recipes not found in A Taste of Guam, each with an on-line video demonstration for such foods like empanada, shrimp kelaguen, pantosta, chalakiles, bonelos yeast, shrimp patties, and more!
A History of Guam
Title | A History of Guam PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence J. Cunningham |
Publisher | Bess Press |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781573060684 |
Covers the lives and legends of the first people of Guam and traces the island's development into present day. Illustrations, glossary, index. RL4