Into the Rising Sun

Into the Rising Sun: In Their Own Words, World War II's Pacific Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat

History

Ou2018donnell, Patrick K

Military

Blackstone Audiobooks

Patrick O'Donnell has made a career of uncovering the hidden history of World War II by tracking down and interviewing its most elite troops: the Rangers, Airborne, Marines, and First Special Service Force, forerunners to America's Special Forces. These veterans were often the first in and the last out of every conflict, from Guadalcanal and Burma to the Philippines and the black sands of Iwo Jima. They faced a cruel enemy willing to try anything, including kamikaze flights and human-guided torpedoes. Over the course of the war, they had spearheaded D-day-sized beach assaults, encountered cannibalism, suffered friendly-fire incidents, and endured torture as prisoners of war. By at last telling their stories, these men present an unvarnished look at the war on the ground, a final gift from aging warriors who have already given so much.

Into the Rising Sun Lib/E: In Their Own Words, World War II's Pacific Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Blackstone Publishing

We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder with the Marines Who Took Fallujah

<p>Five months after being deployed to Iraq, Lima Company's 1st Platoon became one of the first American forces to enter Fallujah. Award-winning author and historian Patrick O'Donnell stood shoulder to shoulder with the platoon as they fought through the streets, their casualties mounting. This is their story.</p>

Middle East

The platoon included four pairs of best friends. Each of the four would lose a best friend forever. Five months after being deployed to Iraq, Lima Company's First Platoon became one of the first American forces to enter Fallujah, where they encountered some of the most intense hand-to-hand combat since World War II. Civilians were used as human shields or as bait to lure soldiers into buildings rigged with explosives; suicide bombers approached from every corner hoping to die and take Americans with them; radical insurgents, high on adrenaline, fought to the death. Award-winning author and historian Patrick O'Donnell stood shoulder to shoulder with Lima Company's First Platoon as they fought through the streets of Fallujah, their casualties mounting. This is their story.

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