Pacific War Diary, 1942-1945: The Secret Diary of an American Soldier

by James J Fahey

Overview

Throughout the World War II campaign in the Pacific, an ordinary seaman defied navy regulations by surreptitiously compiling a diary on scraps of paper. One of the most extraordinary personal documents to emerge from the war, James J. Fahey's diary presents a vivid picture of an average sailor's daily life — from the first battle to the typhoons and food shortages to the final desperate attacks by kamikaze pilots and Japanese suicide ships.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780618400805
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	09/15/2003
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

James J. Fahey (1918–1991) was a seaman first class on the USS Montpelier. He kept his secret diary from October 1942 to December 1945. He lived in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Editorial Reviews

Fahey conveys [what] thousands of his fellows have never managed to convey to wives or friends back home: this is what it was like.
Time Magazine —

From the Publisher

Reprint of the WWII diary of a sailor in the Pacific Theater. Originally published in 1963. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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