Death Is Lighter than a Feather

by David Westheimer, John R. Skates (Afterword)

Overview

On May 25, 1945, while American and Japanese forces on Okinawa were locked in bitter struggle, the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sent out plans for an amphibious invasion which would subjugate Japan. "Operation Olympic" was to seize Kyushu, while "Operation Coronet" was to strike directly against the Tokyo area.

Westheimer's meticulously researched novel about this plan startled readers in the 1970s.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780929398907
Publisher:	University of North Texas Press
Publication date:	06/01/2000
Pages:	388
Sales rank:	670,089
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.97(d)

About the Author

DAVID WESTHEIMER authored fifteen novels and a non-fiction World War II POW memoir. A retired Lieutenant Colonel, recipient of an Air Medal and Distinguished Flying Cross, he was a graduate of Rice Institute. He lived with wife Dody in Los Angeles.

Editorial Reviews

Reprint of the WWII novel originally published by Little, Brown, 1971. Speculates on the invasion of Japan. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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