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In this new book by the authors of Pacific Legacy: Image and Memory of World War II in the Pacific, the history of the War in the Pacific comes vividly to life in the words of …

On August 7, 1942, U.S. Marines landed on the island of Guadalcanal, northeast of Australia, launching the first major Allied offensive against Japan. In one of the best-known …

In 1984 the OK Tedi Mining Company Limited began mining copper and gold mineralization from Mt. Fubilan, which is located at the headwaters of the OK Tedi. Subsequent mining in the …

A laugh-out-loud, forced proximity summer romance from MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER Portia MacIntosh.Do movie romances ever happen in real life...?Frankie doesn't believe in true …

After one too many late night discussions, football journalist Paul Watson and his mate Matthew Conrad decide to find the world's worst national team, become naturalised citizens …

The world s favourite pocket travel guidesMake the most of your trip to Honolulu and O'ahu with this Top 10 guide. Planning is a breeze with our simple lists of ten, covering the …

Hawaii’s 100th Infantry Battalion Separa???te was the first U.S. Army combat unit? composed of Americans of Japanese ancestry (AJAs). Its original members had been inducted into …

“One of the strangest and most horrifying stories ever told.”—John Fowles, author of The French Lieutenant's Woman“First rate.”—NewsweekIn July, 1816, a French frigate ran aground …

During World War II, the Solomon Islands became the scene of a titanic struggle between Allied and Japanese forces. After their victory on Guadalcanal, Americans advanced into the …

Curricula in literature have traditionally focused on the writings of the West. The influx of immigrants from Eastern and Southeastern Asia, and more recently from Pacific …