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

by James J Fahey

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.

  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN-13/ EAN: 9780618400805
  • ISBN-10: 061840080X
  • Pages: 432
  • Publication Date: 09/15/2003
  • Carton Quantity: 36
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  • About the Book
    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.

  • About the Author

    James J Fahey

    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.

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    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

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