10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIAK»
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Biak in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
History of United States Naval Operations in World War II: ...
... made the landings that secured Hol- landia in Dutch New Guinea on 22 April,
established a new forward base and airdrome, and, in a series of well conceived
and smartly executed moves, took Wakde, Biak, Noemfoor and Sansa- por.
Samuel Eliot Morison, 2002
2
Raiding the Land of the Foreigners
According to Biak listeners, buka sounds nicer than muse- ben, which would
have ruined the verse. "Indonesian is quoted in poetry to make it more amusing,"
an expert singer told me. Appropriating the pleasure of translation, some songs ...
3
Violence and the State in Suharto's Indonesia
A "NOT WHOLLY PEACEFUL" PROTEST On July 6, 1998, just before dawn,
soldiers opened fire on a group of some two hundred demonstrators, in Biak City,
on Biak Island, in Biak-Numfor Regency, in the Indonesian province of Irian Jaya.
2 ...
Benedict Richard O'Gorman Anderson, 2001
4
The Approach to the Philippines
When, on 10 May 1944, General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area, changed
the original concept of the Sarmi- Wakde-Biak plan no significant changes were
made in the assignment of units to the operations for the seizure of Wakde and ...
5
Grammatical Borrowing in Cross-Linguistic Perspective
Background Biak (in older sources also Numfoors(ch), Mafoors(ch) or Myfoors(ch
)) is an Austronesian language of Papua, the easternmost province of Indonesia.
The language has around 70,000 speakers, most of whom live on the islands ...
Yaron Matras, Jeanette Sakel, 2007
6
With the 41st Division in the Southwest Pacific: A Foot ...
MacArthur even sent one of his most trusted commanders, Lieutenant General
Robert Eichelberger, to oversee the Biak operation. Eichelberger replaced his
West Point classmate, Major General Horace Fuller, at Biak. Fuller, feeling that
his ...
Francis B. Catanzaro, 2002
7
Zoological Results of the Denison-Crockett South Pacific ...
A NEW RACE OF THE NEW GUINEA SHORT-HEADED FLYING PHALANGER
FROM BIAK ISLAND By Frederick A. Ulmer, Jr. Dc]Mirtmenl, of Mammals, The
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia During his stay on Biak Island 1 in
...
8
Archaeology and Culture in Southeast Asia: Unraveling the ...
Cenderawasih Bay We made a detailed survey of the south coast of Biak and the
Padaido Islands in Cenderawasih Bay. We soon realized that it was dangerous
to survey in the many small and one large cave and rock shelters on Biak ...
9
War in the Pacific: Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay : the Story of ...
Biak Island dominates strategic Geel- vink Bay. Its coral airstrips, suitable for
heavy bombers, were a powerful lure to MacArthur and Kenney. On May 27,
1944, elements of the 4 1st Infantry Division landed on Biak which lies only 60
miles ...
10
Megapodes: An Action Plan for Their Conservation 1995-1999
Mace-Lande status: Endangered Aim: To provide basic information on the status
and distribution of the Biak megapode. Justification: This species, recently split
from M. freycinet (Jones el al. in press) and therefore a Restricted Range Species
...
René W. R. J. Dekker, Philip J. K. McGowan, WPA/BirdLife/SSC Megapode Specialist Group, 1995
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIAK»
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Biak is used in the context of the following news items.
Extraordin-air-y
Record-Eagle/Marta Hepler DrahosDock-jumping champion Gunner waits for his floating toy held by owner Ken Biak. The dog will retire after ... «Traverse City Record Eagle, Jul 15»
Hazen G. "Jack" Wells
Then we got ready for Biak after three days. When we got here the Japanese still had the airstrip, so I sat in a foxhole for two weeks. Then we ... «Rapid City Journal, Jul 15»
18 Hercules victims' bodies to be taken to Pekanbaru
“One Paskhas officer's body will be flown to Iswahjudi Air Force Base in Madiun and another will be buried in Biak, Papua. The four remaining ... «Jakarta Post, Jun 15»
CCpur Reporters` Association conducts legal awareness campaign
CRA chairman Biak TOnsing said the campaign was organised in collaboration with the office of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Churachandpur ... «KanglaOnline, Jun 15»
Papuan Activists Detained And Charged
In another incident in Biak, Papua province, activists Apolos Sroyer and Dorteus Bonsapia were detained on 20 May when they visited the ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jun 15»
Kellogg Community College dean's list, high honors
... M. Williams, Bobby J. Winter, Asha' N. Wright, Matthew T. Wright, Angela C. Yafanaro, Stephen L. Young II, Nickolas R. Younker, Biak N. Zing. «Battle Creek Enquirer, Jun 15»
Agents see tough future as banks eye insurance business
BIAK, a new association formed to champion for the interests of insurance agents, while lauding the move by the CS, regretted that it, “Fell short ... «The Standard Digital News, Jun 15»
Son honors dad with 'War Photos' book
He was shipped overseas in May, 1943, and the book follows him to Australia, New Guinea, Biak and the Philippines until his return home in ... «The New Orleans Advocate, Jun 15»
Glenview Middle School honor roll
... Nun Chan Ceu, Van Biak Ceu, Tristan Charleston, Atajia Chatman, Zoey Cortez, Azeneth Figueroa, Alexis Fryxell, Charlie Garcia Dominguez ... «Quad-Cities Online, Jun 15»
Dutch journo confronts dangerous task of reporting in Papua
If you walk down in the cities like Jayapura for instance, or Manokwari or Biak, it's very modern actually. But if you step out to the rural areas, ... «Radio New Zealand, Jun 15»
