East Wind Returns

ISBN: 1461147263

Author: Grasso, William Peter

Condition: New

A young but veteran recon pilot in WW2 finds the fate of the greatest invasion in history-and the life of the nurse he loves-resting perilously on his shoulders.East Wind Returns is a story of WW2 set in July-November 1945 which explores a very different road to that conflicts historic conclusion. The American war leaders grapple with a crippling setback: their secret atomic bomb does not work. The invasion of Japan seems the only option to bring the war to a close. When those leaders suppress intelligence of a Japanese atomic weapon poised against the invasion forces, it falls to photo reconnaissance pilot John Worth to find the Japanese device. Political intrigue is mixed with passionate romance and exciting aerial action-the terror of enemy fighters, anti-aircraft fire, mechanical malfunctions, deadly weather, and the Kamikaze. When shot down by friendly fire over southern Japan during the American invasion, Worth leads the desperate mission that seeks to deactivate the device. Turning back the clock to 1942, follow John Worths exploits as an eager rookie pilot in Grassos Operation Long Jump.