Bill Sloan

A narrative account of the battle of Okinawa during the spring of 1945 profiles the conflict as a clash marked by the death of America's highest ranking officer killed during World War II and the deaths of more than 250,000 soldiers, sailors, and civilians.

An epic story of exceptional valor, and based on exclusive interviews with more than thirty survivors, "Undefeated" tells in gripping prose how outnumbered and outgunned American soldiers and airmen fought against invading Japanese forces in the Philippines at the beginning of World War II and then continued to resist through three harrowing years as POWs.

A memoir of the veteran author's experiences as a member of the famed K/3/5 First Marine Division during the pivotal invasion of Guadalcanal describes his command at Peleliu and losses of several friends.