0929398904
Corners bumped, slight edge wear and rubbing. An attractive copy. ;
xliv + 388 pp. Afterword by John Ray Skates, several pages of photographs of Japanese places important in the book. ; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 388 pages;
"If the U. S. Had invaded Japan instead of dropping the bomb in 1945... Both the literary and military world applauded Westheimer's meticulously researched novel about the invasion of Japan.
" ... Presents in masterly detail the progression [of the invasion] from the points of attackers and defenders, shifting from one to the other with an accumulative power and intensity that grips thereader. The dexterity with which the author probes and reveals the Americans is brilliant, yet he is even more profound in his handling of the Japanese ... " - Publisher's Weekly.
Title: Death is Lighter Than a Feather
Edition: First Edition Thus
Location Published: Denton, Texas, University of North Texas Press: 1994
Binding: Trade Paperback
Book Condition: Very Good
Categories: Military History, Military Fiction
Seller ID: 9096
Keywords: military fiction world war ii pacific theater japan invasion of japan operation olympic kyushu island japanese war faction japanese army
