Pacific War Diary; The Illustrated Abridged Edition
Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1993. Illustrated Abridged Edition [Stated]. First printing thus [Stated]. Trade paperback. The format is approximately 10.5 inches by 9 inches. xlvii, [5], 193, [3] pages. Illustrations. Chronology. Maps. James Fahey was born in the section of Manhattan known as Hell’s Kitchen. During World War II, he served aboard the light cruiser Montpelier in the Solomon Islands. In 1963 "Pacific War Diary 1942 – 1943" – his book about his experiences in World War II – became a best seller. He donated all of his proceeds from the book to help build a church in the southern Indian village of Mettupatti and continued to work as a garbage truck driver in Waltham, Massachusetts. Fahey was a great admirer of John F. Kennedy and had the opportunity to meet Kennedy during his presidency. Hardesty has written and edited numerous other books about aviation. He takes a look at an American legend in Lindbergh: Flight's Enigmatic Hero. Published in 2002 in conjunction with the seventy-fifth anniversary of Charles Lindbergh's groundbreaking solo flight across the Atlantic, the author not only tells the life story of Lindbergh but also delves into the reasons why the pioneering pilot attracted such fame and adulation, from the extreme danger he faced during his epic flight to his looks and personality. Hardesty is author with Gene Eisman of Epic Rivalry: The Inside Story of the Soviet and American Space Race. The book examines the intense rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union as the two countries launched their space programs in the 1950s. More