A Flash of Green - McCandless, Charles S.
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Wounded by the first explosions at Pearl Harbor, Charles McCandless went on to fight in the most important battles against Imperial Japan in World War II. Shot down over Midway. Crash-landed at Guadalcanal. Did reconnaissance off the shores of Iwo Jima to prep the way for invading marines. His family never knew about any of these experiences until he handed them this private memoir. Through his vivid storytelling and unique perspective, McCandless' work brings fresh insight and humanity to one of the most consequential military struggles in history.

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Wounded by the first explosions at Pearl Harbor, Charles McCandless went on to fight in the most important battles against Imperial Japan in World War II. Shot down over Midway. Crash-landed at Guadalcanal. Did reconnaissance off the shores of Iwo Jima to prep the way for invading marines. His family never knew about any of these experiences until he handed them this private memoir. Through his vivid storytelling and unique perspective, McCandless' work brings fresh insight and humanity to one of the most consequential military struggles in history.
Autorenporträt
Charles McCandless (1917-2001) attended Stanford University before becoming a Naval officer in the Pacific Theater. Throughout his life, he was an avid reader of history, focusing o World War II and his place in it. After the war, he completed masters degrees in engineering and economics at Stanford. He went on to build two successful businesses: a sanitary engineering firm and, later, a real estate development and construction company in the heart of what would become the Silicon Valley.