Bloody Pacific: American Soldiers at War with Japan

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.

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• ISBN: 9780230274365
• Number of pages: 278
• Dimensions: 235 x 155 mm