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- Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
- Number of Pages: 496
- ISBN: 0374272603
- WAPI (Tower ID): 112937551
- Release Date: June 9, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #3505 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #176 in History Books (See Top 100 History Books Bestsellers)
- #3 in Maritime History (See Top 100 Maritime History Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath" by Elizabeth M. Norman and Michael Norman to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath"Browse more products related to "Elizabeth M. Norman and Michael Norman"Publisher's noteA MAJOR NEW BOOK ABOUT WORLD WAR I I, IN THE TRADITION OF "ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT "AND "HIROSHIMA" For the first four months of 1942, U.S., Filipino, and Japanese soldiers fought what was America's first major land battle of World War II, the battle for the tiny Philippine peninsula of Bataan. It ended with the surrender of 76,000 Filipinos and Americans, the single largest defeat in American military history. The defeat, though, was only the beginning, as Michael and Elizabeth M. Norman make dramatically clear in this powerfully original book. From then until the Japanese surrendered in August 1945, the prisoners of war suffered an ordeal of unparalleled cruelty and savagery: forty-one months of captivity, starvation rations, dehydration, hard labor, deadly disease, and torture--far from the machinations of General Douglas MacArthur. The Normans bring to the story remarkable feats of reportage and literary empathy. Their protagonist, Ben Steele, is a figure out of Hemingway: a young cowboy turned sketch artist from Montana who joined the army to see the world. Juxtaposed against Steele's story and the sobering tale of the Death March and its aftermath is the story of a number of Japanese soldiers. The result is an altogether new and original World War II book: it exposes the myths of military heroism as shallow and inadequate; it makes clear, with great literary and human power, that war causes suffering for people on all sides AnnotationThis stunning, in-depth account of one of the most horrific chapters of World War II history tells of the experiences of over 70,000 American and Filipino soldiers who had surrendered to the Japanese army during the Battle of Bataan in 1942. These soldiers experienced starvation, disease, torture, and forced labor, and many died before they were liberated at the end of the war. Michael and Elizabeth Norman tell the story through the focus of Ben Steele, an American soldier, as well as through the memories of those from both sides whom they interviewed for this well-researched, well-told military history. If You Enjoy "Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath (Hardcover)" by Elizabeth M. Norman (Author) a...There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Maritime History Bestsellers
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