{"product_id":"great-american-world-war-ii-stories-9781493081462","title":"Great American World War II Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere are stunning long-buried stories that give proof to the words Admiral Chester Nimitz used to describe the hero Marines on Iwo Jima: \"Uncommon valor was a common virtue.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePainstakingly selected from the most moving battle accounts about American heroism and breathtaking courage during the largest war in world history, this anthology brings readers to the front lines in inspiring detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCourage, duty, and honor became watchwords for Americans in combat--most of whom were volunteer soldiers, sailors and Marines. Freedom and principle mattered more than their own lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving, emotional, and gripping, \u003ci\u003eGreat American WWII Stories\u003c\/i\u003e offers hidden gems from major battles like Iwo Jima and Okinawa. It puts readers on Omaha Beach during D-Day. But here also is the story of USS Nautilus, which engaged the Japanese on fourteen different patrols, from the Battle of Midway to the liberation of the Philippines. Here too is the story of Operation Tidal Wave, the bloodiest air battle in the history of war; and a gripping account of American paratroopers, isolated behind enemy lines, fighting the elite German SS in Normandy after D-Day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreat American WWII Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is a magnificent collection of gripping accounts of battles great and small. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is tribute to Americans who were willing to risk it all, and in many cases did.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom McCarthy\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning editor and writer who lives in Guilford, Connecticut. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lyons Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50625432879378,"sku":"9781493081462","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e3d06e7d-58b2-4c22-9bb3-274990ab896e.jpg?v=1732629177","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/great-american-world-war-ii-stories-9781493081462","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}