{"product_id":"tears-in-the-darkness-paperback-1","title":"Tears in the Darkness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Norman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTears in the Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e is an altogether new look at World War II that exposes the myths of war and shows the extent of suffering and loss on both sides. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the first four months of 1942, U.S., Filipino, and Japanese soldiers fought what was America's first major land battle of World War II, the battle for the tiny Philippine peninsula of Bataan. It ended with the surrender of 76,000 Filipinos and Americans, the single largest defeat in American military history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe defeat, though, was only the beginning, as Michael and Elizabeth M. Norman make dramatically clear in this powerfully original book. From then until the Japanese surrendered in August 1945, the prisoners of war suffered an ordeal of unparalleled cruelty and savagery: forty-one months of captivity, starvation rations, dehydration, hard labor, deadly disease, and torture--far from the machinations of General Douglas MacArthur. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Normans bring to the story remarkable feats of reportage and literary empathy. Their protagonist, Ben Steele, is a figure out of Hemingway: a young cowboy turned sketch artist from Montana who joined the army to see the world. Juxtaposed against Steele's story and the sobering tale of the Death March and its aftermath is the story of a number of Japanese soldiers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Norman\u003c\/b\u003e, a former reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, teaches narrative journalism at New York University. His is also the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eThese Good Men. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth M. Norman\u003c\/b\u003e, the author of \u003ci\u003eWe Band of Angels\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWomen at War\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches at New York University's Steinhardt School of Education.\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 02, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47384971968690,"sku":"9780312429706","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/63a2d861c845f6467b0c345a9316a6d7.webp?v=1777898352","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/tears-in-the-darkness-paperback-1","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}