Bloody Pacific: American Soldiers at War with Japan - Paperback
Bloody Pacific: American Soldiers at War with Japan - Paperback
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by P. Schrijvers (Author)
Based on countless diaries and letters, Schrijvers recounts American GIs' experiences in Asia and the Pacific. From the daunting spaces of the China-India theatre to the fortress islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, he brings to life their struggle with suffocating wilderness, devastating diseases, and Japanese soldiers who preferred death over life.
Author Biography
PETER SCHRIJVERS teaches American and International History at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. He is the author of The Crash of Ruin: American Combat Soldiers in Europe during World War II, The Unknown Dead: Civilians in the Battle of the Bulge and Liberators: The Allies and Belgian Society, 1944-1945. His work on World War II has received international acclaim and been made a selection of the History Book Club in the US.
