SAIPAN: THE WAR DIARY OF JOHN CIARDI [Paperback]

JOHN CIARDI (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 155 pages
• Publisher: University of Arkansas Press (July 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557280185
• ISBN-13: 978-1557280183
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,206,313 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful read, September 28, 1997

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This review is from: SAIPAN: THE WAR DIARY OF JOHN CIARDI (Paperback)

A wonderful read, the author's insight that in war, we are not "killing machines", but human beings. John Ciardi writes about experiencing fear, loneliness, despair, and hope. His diary is but a small sample of the soldiers and pilots on Saipan who were so close to the Japanese homeland and no end to the war in sight.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really fine!, April 18, 1999

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This review is from: SAIPAN: THE WAR DIARY OF JOHN CIARDI (Paperback)

Here's a poet who was a gunner in a B-29 over Tokyo, and who kept a diary during his months on Saipan. Really fine, really worth reading, for the unvarnished thoughts of the man who kept the journal. Unlike most such journals, it hasn't been edited for publication, though there are a few of Ciardi's own afterthoughts.