Japan World War Ii

Author Bob Wodnik has masterfully compiled the stories of several World War II prisoners-of-war into a non-fiction historical work with the feel of a novel. Listeners glimpse the unrelenting physical agony and mental anguish of these young heroes as they struggle for survival, and then, following years of captivity, make the difficult and awkward return to civilization.

The story of how two small children had to trek all alone across Manchuria in 1946.70 years

The powerful forces of the United States Navy (USN), Marine Corps, and Army advanced inexorably against Imperial Japan in 1944. Following massive interdiction of Japanese merchant shipping by American submarines and multiple naval victories, the Americans stood poised to liberate the Philippines, then move on to locations closer to the Japanese home islands.

Luego de su aplastante victoria en Midway, Estados Unidos había conseguido frenar el peligrosísimo avance japonés que amenazaba con quitarle el dominio de Hawaii, la única base segura con la que contaban. El dominio de la isla de Guadalcanal, clave en la comunicación entre Oceanía y las posesiones norteamericanas en el Pacífico, alcanzó entonces una preponderancia estratégica significativa.