The far reaches / Homer Hickam.
It's 1943 and World War II rages on. Coast Guard Captain Josh Thurlow is on hand at the invasion of Tarawa, as the U.S. Navy begins the grand strategy of throwing her marines at island after bloody island across the Pacific. But the young Americans go up against fanatical defenders, who revel in snipers, big guns, and human wave attacks from which there is no escape save death. Critically wounded, Josh expects to die. Instead, Sister Mary Kathleen, a young Irish nun, nurses him back to health, then shanghais Josh, sidekick Bosun Ready O'Neal, and three marines to a group of beautiful tropical islands invaded by a brutal Japanese warlord. Josh and his little band must decide whether to help the Sister fight the battle she demands, return to Tarawa and the "real" war, or settle down in the romantic splendor of the South Seas.--From publisher description.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780312334758
- ISBN: 0312334753
- Physical Description: 314 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, [2007].
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-314).
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- Subject:
- United States. Marine Corps > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area > Fiction. - Genre:
- War fiction.
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- 24 of 24 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | FIC HIC (Text) | 37810434644059 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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