Through 7 fictional characters, Faulkner tells the story of the Battle of Iwo Jima. The characters, based loosely on stories told by her father and other veterans she has met, are each introduced to the reader before the war. They come from various backgrounds and geographic locations across the US. The young men come together on the shores of Iwo Jima and face a horrific fight in one of WWII's most famous battles. Faulkner successfully captures the chaos, terror, grief, pain and heart of the battlefield.
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Faulkner wrote of things that "we" who have fought, still have nightmares over. --Edward J. Wilson, TSgt, (Ret) USAF Security Policeman
Joyce Faulkner has written a real page turner that draws the reader inexorably into the suffering and pain of war. --Fran McGrath, High School History Teacher for 34 years, Pittsburg, KS
Required reading for anyone, veteran or non-veteran, that wants to know what combat is really like. --Charles J. Slezak, Crew Chief/Door Gunner, Co A, 101st Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, Vietnam, 1965-1966
Joyce Faulkner has written a real page turner that draws the reader inexorably into the suffering and pain of war. --Fran McGrath, High School History Teacher for 34 years, Pittsburg, KS
Required reading for anyone, veteran or non-veteran, that wants to know what combat is really like. --Charles J. Slezak, Crew Chief/Door Gunner, Co A, 101st Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, Vietnam, 1965-1966
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When I fish, I frequently wear my "boonie" hat from Vietnam, and sometimes an old fatigue jacket of my father's. But, I never, ever fish, without my little tackle/ equipment bag hanging from my shoulder. It is a faded, khaki pouch, canvas, made soft with time, and use, the USMC stencil barely readable now. It was with my uncle on Iwo Jima. He was 18 on that island, on that beach, one of three brothers serving in the war in 1945. Combat veterans share a bond, and kinship that is known only to them. It is the envy of all men who do not belong to that group. They reunite occassionally with fellow soldiers that they served with. They share stories of those days that most are still trying to understand. They speak broadly of events that were shared, warm with the understanding that they are among brothers who share a little piece of their hearts. But, they do not speak of specific brutal moments. To verbalize memories of the exact splashes of horror that they have built a wall around for so long would be an intrusion into the hidden places of their comrades. It would be a garish blare of insensitivity. So they keep those things that should be talked about inside themselves. Such was the mindset of my uncle for the 63 years he lived after Iwo. I wish he had lived to read this book. It might have released some demons, put his heart in a more restful place. I wear my very old Cav sweat shirt sometimes, and had it on in a store once, when an old guy in the check out line asked me, somewhat cynically, if I had ever worn that faded patch on a uniform. Both shoulders, I informed him. He softened. I want to be buried with my uncle's pouch, my cav shirt inside of it, wrapped around this book. I hope that says it all about In The Shadow of Suribachi. --Bob Flournoy, Vietnam Veteran, First Calvary Division
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War is Hell!,
By W. H. McDonald Jr. "The American Author Assoc... (Elk Grove, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
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You have to believe that author Joyce Faulkner was an old warrior from some previous lifetime - if you believed in reincarnation at all. She gives you such an honest and intimate portrayal of men who are in combat - that one would think that she was actually there. Her WWII novel about the battle on Iwo Jima "In the Shadow of Suribachi" is compelling, intense, and realistic. She writes with a male energy unbeknownst to most female authors. She will draw you into her storyline and into the people she writes about.
Faulkner allows you to meet and get to know the main characters prior to the battle and this makes the story more emotional and gripping. She uses her words like precious ammo and delivers her story with emotionally deadly accuracy. As a combat veteran, I felt the author was telling it like it was. Her obviously gifted writing skills make this literary journey through her book a pleasure. It is at all times entertaining, as well as insightful. I think the word "authentic" applies to this accounting of the battle of Iwo Jima even though it is a fictionalize portrait of that event. This is destined to become a classic WWII book. My guess is that the author did a lot of research on this subject before undertaking the story itself. It just feels like it is so right! I enthusiastically give this book the MWSA's Highest Rating of FIVE STARS! A must read book for all fans of this genre.
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A very well written tale of seven marines from all works of life who go through training together and then wind up at Iwo Jima. The story is fairly predictable, after all, what can happen to a group of men on Iwo.
What makes the book so good is her ability to describe the actions, reactions and thoughts of men in combat. The key to survival, to functioning at all in combat is small unit cohesion. Ms. Faulkner seems to have grasped this better than nearly any writer I know. Her understanding and analysis of what is making these men think and act as they do in a time of utmost stress is amazing. Her description of the effects of modern weapons on the human body likewise makes you believe that she was there. Published by a very small press, this book won't get the marketing and advertising that might make it a best seller or a major Hollywood movie. As such, it is likely to remain one of those little gems that you come across once in a while.
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When I fish, I frequently wear my "boonie" hat from Vietnam, and sometimes an old fatigue jacket of my father's. But, I never, ever fish, without my little tackle/ equipment bag hanging from my shoulder. It is a faded, khaki pouch, canvas, made soft with time, and use, the USMC stencil barely readable now. It was with my uncle on Iwo Jima. He was 18 on that island, on that beach, one of three brothers serving in the war in 1945.
Combat veterans share a bond, and kinship that is known only to them. It is the envy of all men who do not belong to that group. They reunite occassionally with fellow soldiers that they served with. They share stories of those days that most are still trying to understand. They speak broadly of events that were shared, warm with the understanding that they are among brothers who share a little piece of their hearts. But, they do not speak of specific brutal moments. To verbalize memories of the exact splashes of horror that they have built a wall around for so long would be an intrusion into the hidden places of their comrades. It would be a garish blare of insensitivity. So they keep those things that should be talked about inside themselves. Such was the mindset of my uncle for the 63 years he lived after Iwo. I wish he had lived to read this book. It might have released some demons, put his heart in a more restful place. I wear my very old Cav sweat shirt sometimes, and had it on in a store once, when an old guy in the check out line asked me, somewhat cynically, if I had ever worn that faded patch on a uniform. Both shoulders, I informed him. He softened. I want to be buried with my uncle's pouch, my cav shirt inside of it, wrapped around this book. I hope that says it all about In The Shadow of Suribachi.
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