John Deane Potter (1912–1981)
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Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Potter, John Deane
- Geboortedatum
- 1912-10
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1981-03-19
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- UK
- Geboorteplaats
- Anglesey, Wales, UK
- Plaats van overlijden
- Sidmouth, Devon, England, UK
- Beroepen
- Journalist
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. A competent view of the Japanese admiral’s life, and a good description of the IJN's operations until the man's death. Literate, and fairly well researched.
Fast moving account of the Pacific war from Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal, and then Yamamoto's death
1302. Yamamoto: The Man Who Menaced America, by John Deane Potter (15 Nov 1974) Yamamoto was the chief Japanese admiral in World War II until his plane was shot down on April 18, 1943. He was born April 4, 1884. I found the book extremely interesting, even though it is footnoteless and rather poorly written. It tells quite a bit from the Japanese side, so it did not seem like old stuff. It is sobering to realize how badly the U.S. did in some of those Pacific battles. Midway is a fascinating battle, and I sure wouldn't want to be in it. But it would be something to be able to say one was in it.… (meer)
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Statistieken
- Werken
- 7
- Leden
- 151
- Populariteit
- #137,935
- Waardering
- 3.6
- Besprekingen
- 5
- ISBNs
- 17
- Talen
- 4
1 When the boiling stopped
2 The Punch and Judy man
3 Gala days
4 The insecure squires
5 Dying game
6 Pirates' end
7 Ordinaries and superstitions
8 Tyburn too merry
9 Saved from the gallows
10 The headsman who fainted
11 Dr Johnson protests
12 Some gallows birds
13 Please don't hang me high
14 Butterfingers
15 The juries rebel
16 Who would hang Pa?
17 Ropes end
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