Pacific Memories: War and Peace in Far Away Places

In
Pacific Memories: War and Peace in Faraway Places, Author Richard Parker shares inside true stories of the first-hand experiences of a soldier during the second world war. His focus is on the Pacific front, and later on the Occupation of Japan.
Parker, author of
The Improbable Return of Coco Chanel, again shares from his personal memories, drawing from a rich trove: from his families’ background in the Far East, to actual letters he sent home during the war, and from stories told by fellow soldiers who were there when the action took place.

Parker shares his involvement in sensitive projects, often top secret, that were crucial to America winning in the Pacific. He takes readers behind the scenes in the postwar Occupation of Japan, which transformed Japan from a ruthless military dictatorship into a functioning democracy.
As Parker himself says, “We need to focus on the values American’s displayed in this global conflict. I am one of a few WWII veterans still here (June, 2021) who remembers how our values played out in a vicious war and the Occupation that followed.

If these memories are not preserved now, they will be forever lost.