Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign, 1941-1945
Autor Evan Thomasen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 oct 2007
Told from both the American and Japanese sides, through the eyes of commanders and sailors of both navies, Thomas's history adds an important new dimension to our understanding of World War II.
Drawing on oral histories, diaries, correspondence, postwar testimony from both American and Japanese participants, and interviews with survivors, Thomas provides an account not only of the great sea battle and Pacific naval war, but of the contrasting cultures pitted against each other.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780743252225
ISBN-10: 0743252225
Pagini: 414
Dimensiuni: 157 x 235 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Editura: Simon&Schuster
ISBN-10: 0743252225
Pagini: 414
Dimensiuni: 157 x 235 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Editura: Simon&Schuster
Descriere
Drawing on oral histories, diaries, correspondence, postwar testimony from both American and Japanese participants, and interviews with survivors, Thomas provides this riveting account of the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944, the culminating battle of the war in the Pacific. Photos.
Notă biografică
Evan Thomas is the author of ten books, including the New York Times bestsellers JOHN PAUL JONES, SEA OF THUNDER, and FIRST: SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR. Thomas was a writer, correspondent, and editor for thirty-three years at Time and Newsweek, including ten years as Newsweek’s Washington bureau chief. He appears regularly on many TV and radio talk shows. Thomas has taught at Harvard and Princeton.