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Learn moreThe year is 1943 and World War II in the Pacific rages on, with Americans engaged in desperate battles against a cunning enemy. Coast Guard Captain Josh Thurlow is on hand at the invasion of Tarawa, as the U.S. Navy begins the grand strategy of throwing her marines at island after bloody island across the Pacific.
As blood colors the waters around Tarawa, Josh flounders ashore through a floating graveyard of dead men and joins the survivors, determined to somehow wrest victory from disaster. Critically wounded, Josh expects to die. Instead, Sister Mary Kathleen, a young Irish nun, nurses him back to health, and then shanghais Josh, sidekick Bosun Ready OāNeal, and three American marines to a group of beautiful tropical islands invaded by a brutal Japanese warlord. Josh and his little band must decide whether to help the Sister fight the battle she demands, return to Tarawa and the ārealā war, or settle down in the romantic splendor of the South Seas.
Hickam expertly weaves the adventures of these hot-blooded characters tighter and tighter until the Sisterās secrets and sins are finally revealed during a horrific battle in the lair of the warlord. With an incredible eye for historical detail and the talent of a master storyteller, Homer Hickam delivers another tour de force.
Homer Hickam was born and raised in Coalwood, West Virginia. The author ofĀ Torpedo Junction (a Military History Book-of-the-Month Club selection) as well as numerous articles for such publications asĀ Air & Space/SmithsonianĀ andĀ American History Illustrated,Ā he is a NASA payload training manager for the International Space Station program and lives in Huntsville, Alabama.
Mark Deakinsā television appearances includeĀ Buffy the Vampire SlayerĀ andĀ Star TrekĀ®: Voyager.Ā His film credits includeĀ The Devilās AdvocateĀ andĀ Star TrekĀ®: Insurrection.Ā He is the writer, director, and producer of the short filmĀ The Smith Interviews.
Homer Hickam was born and raised in Coalwood, West Virginia. The author ofĀ Torpedo Junction (a Military History Book-of-the-Month Club selection) as well as numerous articles for such publications asĀ Air & Space/SmithsonianĀ andĀ American History Illustrated,Ā he is a NASA payload training manager for the International Space Station program and lives in Huntsville, Alabama.
Mark Deakinsā television appearances includeĀ Buffy the Vampire SlayerĀ andĀ Star TrekĀ®: Voyager.Ā His film credits includeĀ The Devilās AdvocateĀ andĀ Star TrekĀ®: Insurrection.Ā He is the writer, director, and producer of the short filmĀ The Smith Interviews.