{"product_id":"on-hostile-shores-sam-daugherty-9781403352460","title":"On Hostile Shores","description":"Despite the somber front cover and the very ominous title, the book, \u003ci\u003eOn Hostile Shores, \u003c\/i\u003e turns out to be a collection of mostly light-hearted anecdotes by a young officer who saw more of WWII than many historians who have described that conflict form more traditional viewpoints. With proper respect for the more than 700 comrades who were killed in action, the book covers enough combat action to satisfy most readers, while also presenting many humorous episodes from the carefree life of soldiers awaiting their next assault landing \"on hostile shores.\" Starting with an assignment in Washington, DC as a truly green \"shavetail\" second lieutenant soon after Pearl Harbor, to sophisticated life in the swank Mayfair section of poor, bomb-out out London in mid-1942, through five big invasions, to the muddy foxholes of Okinawa the story touches on many small adventures and several large ones. There are a few short lectures on the amphibious warfare of that era. To quote from the Introduction, \"it's all true, except where I benignly misled you as to the \u003ci\u003ereasons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e(but not the \u003ci\u003edestinations\u003c\/i\u003e) for some of my side trips.\" Many documents are presented in the Appendices to authentic the gems of \u003ci\u003eOn Hostile Shores\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sam Daugherty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1403352461\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781403352460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Authorhouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.44h x 6.26w x 0.84d","brand":"Sam Daugherty","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065535934719,"sku":"9781403352460","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2c8e3f8b-7230-457f-82a6-29fd840534f1.jpg?v=1768675611","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-hostile-shores-sam-daugherty-9781403352460","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}