THE FORGOTTEN WAR: A WORLD WAR BATTLE ON AMERICAN SOIL by Candace Fleming

Candace Fleming begins her latest longer nonfiction with a personal note, her desire to understand her father’s never-talked-about role during WWII in THE FORGOTTEN WAR: A WORLD WAR BATTLE ON AMERICAN SOIL. With her usual intriguing and involving style Fleming immerses readers in the little-told story of the Japanese-American conflict on the fog-bound Alaskan Aleutian Islands following her father Charlie Growth, an American litter-bear and Paul Tatsuguchi, a Japanese surgeon, trained in the US, but in charge of Japanese wounded. Tension comes not just from facing enemies but the added threats of mountain terrain, bitter cold and thick fog that could arise at any moment. Fleming’s sensory and feeling details unite to tell immerse readers in the experience felt by the soldiers. Find out more in the Purchase link below