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No Average Day: The 24 Hours of October 24, 1944 by Rona Simmons

• No Average Day: The 24 Hours of October 24, 1944
• Rona Simmons
• Page: 298
• Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
• ISBN: 9780826223173
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press

No Average Day: The 24 Hours of October 24, 1944

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On Tuesday, October 24, 1944, nearly three years after the United States entered World War II, over 2,600 Americans perished—more than on any other single day of the conflict—yet the day remains overshadowed by more widely remembered dates in WWII history. Drawing from the accounts of men from diverse backgrounds who served in the U.S. Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Corps, Rona Simmons offers a gripping retelling of the fateful day, hour by hour and incident by incident. The book begins with Army Private First Class Paul Miller’s demise in a prisoner of war camp and ends with the death of Navy Seaman Second Class Wanza E. Matthews after the Japanese submarine I-56 attacked his ship off New Guinea. The sinking of the Japanese “hellship” Arisan Maru—a lesser-known tragedy of the war—looms large, deftly interwoven through each part of the narrative.   Perhaps the most compelling aspect of No Average Day is its attention to the human side of conflict, telling the stories of ordinary individuals—clerks, radio operators, cooks, sailors, machinist mates, riflemen, and pilots and their air crews—as they grapple with the horrors of the war. Despite its narrow focus, or perhaps because of it, No Average Day reveals the vastness of World War II through a consideration of the largely overlooked events that unfolded on what, for members of the US Armed Forces, was its deadliest day.

No Average Day: The 24 Hours of October 24, 1944
The book begins with Army Private First-Class Paul Millers pre-dawn demise in the Sendai #6B Japanese prisoner of war camp.
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No Average Day: The 24 Hours of October 24, 1944 chronicles this deadly date hour by hour, incident by incident—from Army Private First Class Paul Miller's 
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Over 2,600 Americans perished around the world on October 24, 1944—more than on any other single day of the conflict—yet the day remains 
No Average Day: The 24 Hours of October 24, 1944
Rona Simmons offers a gripping retelling of the fateful day, hour by hour and incident by incident. The book begins with Army Private First Class Paul Miller's 
No Average Day: The 24 Hours of October 24, 1944
On Tuesday, October 24, 1944, nearly three years after the United States entered World War II, over 2600 Americans perished—more than on any other.
No Average Day: The 24 Hours of October 24, 1944
eschews the conventional discourse of the war's origins, its great battles, and the maneuvering of generals, admirals, and politicians.
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