Profusely illustrated text discusses the campaigns and battles between American and Japanese forces in the Pacific that led to the defeat of the Japanese in World War II
Known to his countrymen as the "Unsinkable Captain," Japanese Naval Captain Tameichi Hara survived more than 100 sorties against Allied forces during WWII. His memoir was a best-selling paperback in the U.S. and Japan during the 1960s. For this hardcover edition, journalist Saito (Associated Press) spent hundreds of hours interviewing Hara in order to produce a more full and accurate report. U.…