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The rising tide : a novel of World War II / Jeff Shaara.
The Rising Tide begins a staggering work of fiction bound to be a new generation's most poignant chronicle of World War II. With you-are-there immediacy, painstaking historical detail, and all-inclusive points of view, Shaara portrays the momentous and increasingly dramatic events that pulled America into the vortex of this monumental conflict. As Hitler conquers Poland, Norway, France, and most of Western Europe, England struggles to hold the line. When Germany's ally Japan launches a stunning attack on Pearl Harbor, America is drawn into the war, fighting to hold back the Japanese conquest of the Pacific, while standing side-by-side with their British ally, the last hope for turning the tide of the war.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780345461377
- ISBN: 0345461371
- Physical Description: xl, 561 pages : maps ; 20 cm
- Edition: 2008 Ballantine books premium mass mkt. ed.
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, 2008, ©2006.
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| Subject: | World War, 1939-1945 > Italy > Sicily > Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 > Africa, North > Fiction. North Africa. Italy > Sicily. |
| Genre: | War stories. Historical fiction. |
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Summary:
The Rising Tide begins a staggering work of fiction bound to be a new generation's most poignant chronicle of World War II. With you-are-there immediacy, painstaking historical detail, and all-inclusive points of view, Shaara portrays the momentous and increasingly dramatic events that pulled America into the vortex of this monumental conflict. As Hitler conquers Poland, Norway, France, and most of Western Europe, England struggles to hold the line. When Germany's ally Japan launches a stunning attack on Pearl Harbor, America is drawn into the war, fighting to hold back the Japanese conquest of the Pacific, while standing side-by-side with their British ally, the last hope for turning the tide of the war.
