The Far Reaches - Rilegato

Hickam, Homer H.

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ISBN 10: 0312334753 ISBN 13: 9780312334758

Casa editrice: Thomas Dunne Books, 2007

Riassunto

In a sequel to The Ambassador's Son and The Keeper's Son, Coast Guard captain Josh Thurlow and his ragtag team of men race against time in a desperate quest to stay one step ahead of the enemy as they make their way amongst the Japanese-held islands of the South Pacific. 75,000 first printing.

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L'autore:

HOMER HICKAM is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Rocket Boys, which was made into the acclaimed movie October Sky.  A respected amateur historian, he is also the author of the military history best-seller Torpedo Junction, along with the popular historical novels The Keeper’s Son and The Ambassador’s Son.  He is a Vietnam combat veteran, a scuba instructor who has led underwater exploration teams across the world, a retired rocket scientist, and, recently, has become an avid field paleontologist.  More than anything else, he loves to write.  He is married to Linda Terry Hickam, an artist, who is also his assistant.  They share their time with their cats between homes in Alabama and the U. S. Virgin Islands.  Please see www.homerhickam.com for more information.

Dalla seconda/terza di copertina:

The year is 1943 and World War II in the Pacific rages on, with Americans engaged in desperate battles against a cunning enemy.  Coast Guard Captain Josh Thurlow is on hand at the invasion of Tarawa, as the U.S. Navy begins the grand strategy of throwing her marines at island after bloody island across the Pacific.  But nothing goes as planned as young Americans go up against fanatical defenders, who revel in snipers, big guns, and human wave attacks from which there is no escape save death. 
            As blood colors the waters around Tarawa, Josh flounders ashore through a floating graveyard of dead men and joins the survivors, determined to somehow wrest victory from disaster.  Critically wounded, ,Josh expects to die.  Instead, he is spun off on one of his greatest adventures when Sister Mary Kathleen, a young Irish nun, nurses him back to health, then shanghais Josh, sidekick Bosun Ready O'Neal, and three American marines to a group of beautiful tropical islands invaded by a brutal Japanese warlord.  Josh and his little band must decide whether to help the Sister fight the battle she demands, return to Tarawa and the "real" war, or settle down in the romantic splendor of the South Seas. 
     Hickam expertly weaves the adventures of these hot-blooded characters tighter and tighter until the Sister's secrets and sins are finally revealed during a horrific battle in the lair of the warlord. With an incredible eye for historical detail and the talent of a master storyteller, Homer Hickam delivers another tour de force.|The year is 1943 and World War II in the Pacific rages on, with Americans engaged in desperate battles against a cunning enemy.  Coast Guard Captain Josh Thurlow is on hand at the invasion of Tarawa, as the U.S. Navy begins the grand strategy of throwing her marines at island after bloody island across the Pacific.  But nothing goes as planned as young Americans go up against fanatical defenders, who revel in snipers, big guns, and human wave attacks from which there is no escape save death. 
            As blood colors the waters around Tarawa, Josh flounders ashore through a floating graveyard of dead men and joins the survivors, determined to somehow wrest victory from disaster.  Critically wounded, ,Josh expects to die.  Instead, he is spun off on one of his greatest adventures when Sister Mary Kathleen, a young Irish nun, nurses him back to health, then shanghais Josh, sidekick Bosun Ready O'Neal, and three American marines to a group of beautiful tropical islands invaded by a brutal Japanese warlord.  Josh and his little band must decide whether to help the Sister fight the battle she demands, return to Tarawa and the "real" war, or settle down in the romantic splendor of the South Seas. 
     Hickam expertly weaves the adventures of these hot-blooded characters tighter and tighter until the Sister's secrets and sins are finally revealed during a horrific battle in the lair of the warlord. With an incredible eye for historical detail and the talent of a master storyteller, Homer Hickam delivers another tour de force.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Thomas Dunne Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0312334753
• ISBN 13: 9780312334758
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 314