![]() ![]() ShirerĪbout the Author William Manchester was a hugely successful popular historian and biographer whose books include The Last Lion, Volumes 1 and 2, Goodbye Darkness, A World Lit Only by Fire, The Glory and the Dream, The Arms of Krupp, American Caesar, The Death of the President, and assorted works of journalism. A testimony to the fortitude of man.a gripping, haunting, book." -William L. "The most moving memoir of combat on WW II that I have ever read. ![]() He gives us an honest and unabashedly emotional account of his part in the war in the Pacific. Goodbye Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War by William Manchester is available now for quick shipment to any U.S. In his dreams he lived with the recurring image of a battle-weary youth (himself), "angrily demanding to know what had happened to the three decades since he had laid down his arms." To find out, Manchester visited those places in the Pacific where as a young Marine he fought the Japanese, and in this book examines his experiences in the line with his fellow soldiers (his "brothers"). The nightmares began for William Manchester 23 years after WW II. ![]() We couldn't, thinks ex-Marine Sergeant Manchester, take Tarawa again (or Guadalcanal or Iwo Jima or Okinawa): today's young wouldn't plod 'patiently on and on'chest-deep in water, weapons over their heads, keeping formation'while their comrades were. Book Synopsis This emotional and honest novel recounts a young man's experiences during World War II and digs deep into what he and his fellow soldiers lived through during those dark times. by William Manchester RELEASE DATE: Sept. ![]()
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