ben blaz (3 Ergebnisse)

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. DETAILS: PAPERBACK, very good, lightly used, excessive glue in binding causes raised vertical lines at hinges. BLAZ, BEN. Bisita Guam: let us remember / nihi ta hasso. Mangilao, Guam]: Richard F. Taitano Micronesian Area Research Center, University of Guam, 2008, stated First Printing, July 2008, xvi, 237pp., . Series: MARC educational series no. 30 Remembrances of the occupation years in World War II. - CONTENTS: Part I: War and rumors of war -- Part II: Living with enemy -- Part III: A time of endless labors -- Part IV: Special people -- what makes them unique is that they are -- Part V: Manenggon -- Into the valley of tears -- Part VI: Manenggon -- we may depart the valley, but we can never leave it -- Part VII: From such an end comes a new beginning --- Part VIII: Epilogue: history is what happens when you least expect it. - ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Ben Blaz is a native Chamorro who was 13 years old when Guam was invaded and occu pied by Japan during WWII. Inspired by the fighting spirit of the Marines who liberated Guam, he became one himself upon receiving his bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1951. He earned an MA degree from George Wash ington University; was designated a Distinguished Graduate by the Naval War College; and, received an LLD from the University of Guam. He retired from the Marine Corps in 1980 as a Brigadier General; taught at the University of Guam; and served in the U. S. Congress for 4 terms as Guam's Representative. He was honored as a Distinguished Alumnus by Notre Dame in 1988 and, in 2004, was entered in Who's Who in Marine Corps History. His commitment to the preservation of the Chamorro lan guage and culture prompted him to write and produce a series of TV shows, Nihi Ta Hasso and Nihi Ta Bisita; to write a concise history of Guam, Bisita Guam: A Special Place in the Sun; and to maintain a cultural preservation website. ISBN 9780966523836 14.10.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.