Goodbye, Darkness
CampaignsUnited States. Marine CorpsAmerican AuthorsUnited StatesAmerican Personal narratives
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The nightmares began for William Manchester 23 years after WW II. 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"). He gives us an honest and unabashedly emotional account of his part in the war in the Pacific. "The most moving memoir of combat on WW II that I have ever read. A testimony to the fortitude of man...a gripping, haunting, book." --William L. Shirer
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CampaignsUnited States. Marine CorpsAmerican AuthorsUnited StatesAmerican Personal narrativesWorld War, 1939-1945
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Pacific OceanPacific areaPacific area.United StatesPacific Area20th century
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William Manchester
1 April 1922 – 1 June 2004
William Raymond Manchester was an American author, biographer, and historian. He was the author of 18 books which have been translated into over 20 languages. He was awarded the National Humanities Medal and the Abraham Lincoln Literary Award. - Wikipedia
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