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Title: I Am Alive by CHARLES JACKSON, BRUCE H. MAJOR NORTON, JOHN HENRY COX ISBN: 0-7393-0332-5 Publisher: RH Audio Roads Pub. Date: 03 June, 2003 Format: Audio CD Volumes: 2 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Great book but different from what was expected.
Comment: I was somewhat disappointed in that the author seemed to focus more on times before capture than times inside the prison camp and mine. The book seemed to jump around alot and the writing styles seem to change from chapter to chapter which detracted from the stories the auther told. Over all though, he went into great detail in describing to the readers about what made each man unique. The author shows an incedible talent in portraying each man's stengths and weaknesses. He shows how even the Japanese guards that tormented them had human and good qualities that kept him from hating them outright. This book seems to focus more the human soul than the life of a prisoner.
Rating: 5
Summary: ONE OF THE VERY BEST!
Comment: I AM ALIVE! is a collection of short stories told by Marine Sergeant Major Charles R. Jackson, a West Point graduate who resigned his Army commission, in 1926, to become a Private in the United States Marine Corps. Fifteen years later, he was a sergeant major in the 4th Marine Regiment, fighting for his life on Corregidor, and later dealing with life as a POW in the bottom of a copper mine in northern Japan for nearly four years.
Much credit is due to Major "Doc" Norton,USMC, who edited this work and ow presents this story as a masterpiece of World War II experiences. I know the phrase, "I couldn't put it down," is well-worn, but that is exactly what happened to me. One story leads to another, each one better than the last. The finished product is a marvelous collection of observation of fellow Marines, soldiers, Japanese officers, and even Shoo Chow the mongrel mascot of the 4th Marine Regiment, who also survived being a "guest of the Emperor."
I have read many of Major Norton's books, but this is without question his best effort yet. There is no doubt in my mind that this is an award-winning book. I would encourage every veteran, every parent, and every service man and women, to read
this great book. They will immediately learn where their military heritage comes from. Without doubt, a 5-Star book. I'll buy 25 copies as Christmas presents.
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Title: Visions from a Foxhole : A Rifleman in Patton's Ghost Corps by WILLIAM FOLEY ISBN: 0891418121 Publisher: Presidio Press Pub. Date: 03 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Darby's Rangers : We Led the Way by WILLIAM O. DARBY ISBN: 0891414924 Publisher: Presidio Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1993 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (The Liberation Trilogy, Vol 1) by Rick Atkinson ISBN: 0805074481 Publisher: Owl Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Flags of Our Fathers: Heroes of Iwo Jima by James Bradley, Ron Powers ISBN: 0553111337 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 02 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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