The storm on our shores one island, two soldiers, and the forgotten battle of World War II

A long-lost document from World War II: the diary of a Japanese surgeon, recovered from his body by the soldier who killed him. Written as one desperate man's final testament, Paul Nobuo Tatsuguchi's journal revealed the medic's studies in America and his love for the US. It sent shock waves through...

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Main Author: Obmascik, Mark (Author)
Other Authors: Lloyd, John Bedford (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Audioworks, imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio, [2019]
Edition:Unabridged.
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Summary:A long-lost document from World War II: the diary of a Japanese surgeon, recovered from his body by the soldier who killed him. Written as one desperate man's final testament, Paul Nobuo Tatsuguchi's journal revealed the medic's studies in America and his love for the US. It sent shock waves through American troops of the 1940s, shattering racist preconceptions and opening eyes to the common humanity of soldiers on both sides of the battle lines. Years later, it sent Laura Tatsuguchi Davis, the dead medic's daughter, on an intense search for the truth behind her father's life and legacy. And it drove Dick Laird, the sergeant who found the diary, to undertake a forty-year quest on two continents to find Laura, whose kindness and forgiveness offered redemption for his own tortured soul.
Item Description:Title from container.
Compact discs.
Physical Description:8 audio discs (approximately 9 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:9781508283157
150828315X
Author Notes:Mark Obmascik is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of The Big Year , which was made into a movie, and Halfway to Heaven . He won the 2009 National Outdoor Book Award for outdoor literature, the 2003 National Press Club Award for environmental journalism, and was the lead writer for the Denver Post team that won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize. He lives in Denver with his wife and their three sons.