Gain Perspective on Pacific Theater in World War II with Navy Veterans New Book
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Forgotten Warriors: Amphibious March Across the Pacific During WWII D. Ralph Young Dog Ear Publishing ISBN: 978-1-4575-4591-7 366 pages $19.99 US Available at Ingram, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and fine bookstores everywhere.Dayton, OH, July 27, 2016 --( PR.com )-- Although D-Day and the invasion of the beaches at Normandy are marked with special observances, the battle for Peleliu and other equally important World War II conflicts fought in the Pacific Theater seem to have largely been forgotten by all but history buffs and veterans.His book provides an incomparable account of numerous battles as well as leadership in the Pacific, Medal of Honor winners and reunions with shipmate’s decades later.The United States declared war on Japan on Dec. 8, 1941, a day after the devastating 90-minute attack on Pearl Harbor.A U.S. soldier was nearly five times more likely to be killed than one fighting in Europe, at least three times more likely to be wounded and more than twice as likely to be missing in action, Young notes, attributing this to the mindset of Japanese soldiers and their refusal to surrender no matter what the cost.In “Forgotten Warriors: Amphibious March Across the Pacific During World War II,” Young shares his experiences and that of his shipmates serving aboard the USS J. Franklin Bell, an amphibious personnel assault ship, describing action from the Aleutian Islands to Okinawa.Readers gain detailed descriptions such as campaigns for the Aleutian and Solomon Islands, (Guadalcanal, as well as battles of Bougainville), Coral Sea, Midway, Tarawa, Kwajalein and Roi-Namur in the Marshall Islands, Saipan, Tinian, Guam, Philippine Sea, Leyte, Luzon, Peleliu and Iowa Jima.Young’s book also features a discussion of leadership in the Pacific – Admirals Chester Nimitz, William Halsey Jr. and Raymond Spruance, as well as the incomparable General Douglas MacArthur – and the contributions made to the war effort by the Submarine Service, Seabees, Coast Guard and women in the service and back home.