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Moving chronologically and thematically through the complex history of the conflict, the author interweaves his own vivid memories of soldiering in the Pacific - from the look on a Japanese fighter pilot's face as he bombed Pearl Harbor, so close that Jones could see him smile and wave, to hitting the beach under fire in Guadalcanal.

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"The most stirring and lucid account of World War II that I have ever read." (Joseph Heller) "A mind-bending extension into new territory of whatever one knew before, not only about war but about human nature." (Chicago Tribune)"

WWII

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    A Paperback / softback by James Jones

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      Publisher The University of Chicago Press
      Published 28 October 2014
      ISBN-13 9780226180939
      978-0226180939
      ISBN-10 022618093X
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      Modern warfare

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Moving chronologically and thematically through the complex history of the conflict, the author interweaves his own vivid memories of soldiering in the Pacific - from the look on a Japanese fighter pilot's face as he bombed Pearl Harbor, so close that Jones could see him smile and wave, to hitting the beach under fire in Guadalcanal.

      Trade Review
      "The most stirring and lucid account of World War II that I have ever read." (Joseph Heller) "A mind-bending extension into new territory of whatever one knew before, not only about war but about human nature." (Chicago Tribune)"

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