Download or read book Bloody Pacific written by P. Schrijvers and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-06-25 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on countless diaries and letters, Schrijvers recounts American GIs' experiences in Asia and the Pacific. From the daunting spaces of the China-India theatre to the fortress islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, he brings to life their struggle with suffocating wilderness, devastating diseases, and Japanese soldiers who preferred death over life.