The Pacific War Remembered by John T Mason

The Pacific War Remembered by John T Mason

In this remarkable oral history collection, 33 participants in the turbulent epic that began with the day of infamy at Pearl Harbour and ended with the signing of the surrender documents in Tokyo Harbour tell their stories.

"Mightily absorbing. . There is candor in this book, and humor and an exhilarating sense, once common to us but now strange, that Americans who fought that war could do just about anything, and without getting wordy or pretentious about it or themselves." — The Washington Post

John T. Mason Jr (1909-1998) was a trained historian with an advanced degree from George Washington University. He was also an Episcopal priest and graduate of General Theological Seminary. From 1940 to the end of World War II, he served with the Office of Naval Intelligence in Washington, D.C. From 1960 to 1969, he was associated with the oral history research office of Columbia University under the guidance of the noted American historian Allan Nevins. In 1969, Mason established an oral history program at the U.S. Naval Institute, and it soon led to one of the most extensive collections of naval oral history transcripts in the country. In 1982, he retired as director of the Naval Institute Oral History Program, which continues to carry on his legacy today.

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ISBN 13	9780870215223
ISBN 10	0870215221
Title	The Pacific War Remembered
Author	John T Mason
Series	Bluejacket Books
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Naval Institute Press
Year published	2019-10-30
Number of pages	400
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