Jungle, sea, and Occupation
Subtitle: a World War II solider's memoir of the Pacific Theater
By: Paul D. Veatch ; assisted by Paul D. Veatch, Jr.
Contributors: Veatch, Paul D., 1953-
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
Subjects: Veatch, Paul D.; United States. Army. Infantry -- Biography.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean.; Japan -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1952 -- Personal narratives.
Genres: Personal narratives, American.; Personal narratives.
Description: "Like many of his generation, Veatch came to manhood in the blink of an eye and the bark at a rifle. A soldier in the Pacific Theater, he fought the final battles in the Philippines, where his unit suffered enormous casualties in repeated assaults on Breakneck Ridge. Veatch also survived an air raid on an LST and a night awaiting rescue in the Sulu Sea. Later, serving occupation duty in Japan, he discovered grace and beauty in the former enemy nation - and a new man within himself."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes index.