by Norman Black (Author)
The stories of 15 combat veterans in this book tell experiences of average Americans that fought, in World War II, on Pacific islands, in China, and in Burma. They relate much previously unavailable information, about the military in which they served and the battles in which they fought. This book is a "must read", for those that think they have read all there is to know about World War II.
Author Biography
Norman Philip Black served, as a U.S. Navy Journalist, in the western Pacific; reported for UPI and AP, in New York City, and for the Newark Evening and Sunday News, in New Jersey. He later worked in public relations, financial relations, and governmental relations, for major companies. His previous book, Ice, Fire, and Blood, is a military history novel about a period in the Korean War. Black has a diploma from the U.S. Navy's Journalist "A" School; a B.A. and M.S. in Education, from Wagner College; and an M.S. in Journalism, from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.