{"product_id":"rock-force-the-american-paratroopers-who-took-back-corregidor-and-exacted-macarthurs-revenge-on-japan-paperback","title":"Rock Force: The American Paratroopers Who Took Back Corregidor and Exacted MacArthur's Revenge on Japan - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin Maurer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling coauthor of \u003ci\u003eNo Easy Day\u003c\/i\u003e comes a thrilling World War II story of the American airborne soldiers who captured a Japanese-held island fortress\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eRock Force\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully told story of war: the friendships, the courage and despair, and the terror... One of the most exciting books ever written about the Pacific War.\"--Mitch Weiss, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling coauthor of \u003ci\u003eCountdown 1945\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn late December 1941, General Douglas MacArthur, caught off guard by the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, is forced to retreat to Corregidor, a jagged, rocky island fortress at the mouth of Manila Bay. Months later, under orders from the president, the general is whisked away in the dark of night, leaving his troops to their fate. It is a bitter pill for a fiercely proud warrior who has always protected his men. He famously declares \"I shall return,\" but the humiliation of Corregidor haunts him, even earning him the derisive nickname \"Dugout Doug.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn early 1945, MacArthur returns to the Philippines, his eyes firmly fixed on Corregidor. To take back the island, he calls on the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, a highly trained veteran airborne unit. Their mission is to jump onto the island--hemmed in by sheer cliffs, pockmarked by bomb craters, bristling with deadly spiky broken tree trunks--and wrest it from some 6,700 Japanese defenders who await, fully armed and ready to fight to the death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawn from firsthand accounts and personal interviews with the battle's surviving veterans, acclaimed war correspondent and bestselling author Kevin Maurer delves into this extraordinary tale, uncovering astonishing accounts of bravery and heroism during an epic, yet largely forgotten, clash of the Pacific War. Here is an intimate story of uncommon soldiers showing uncommon courage and winning, through blood and sacrifice, the redemption of General MacArthur.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Maurer\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist who has covered military operations for nearly two decades. He has been embedded with combat troops many times, including with the 82nd Airborne Division during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, and with a Special Forces team in Afghanistan for ten weeks in 2010. His books include the massively successful \u003ci\u003eNo Easy Day\u003c\/i\u003e, the inside story of the Bin Laden raid, cowritten with former Navy SEAL Mark Owen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 31, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978521739565,"sku":"9781524744779","price":29.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/OTI1S1EyV2ozSVFOTDhXbGp4YmpoQT09.webp?v=1775805613","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/rock-force-the-american-paratroopers-who-took-back-corregidor-and-exacted-macarthurs-revenge-on-japan-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}