Bloody Pacific: American Soldiers at War with Japan

by Peter Schrijvers

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230274366
• ISBN13: 9780230274365
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"