Tommy: A World War II Novel

by William Illsey Atkinson

A mathematician finds himself in the midst of the Pacific War April 1945: In the aftermath of the battle for Okinawa, Tommy stands on the deck of the USS Bataan, the Independence-class aircraft carrier that he’s called home for a year. Once, he was a student in the classrooms of MIT. Now, thousands of miles away, he is surrounded by horrors ― but uses his mathematical and navigational expertise to do his best to minimize the casualties. In this novel, William Illsey Atkinson tells the story of Japan’s Operation Ten-Go, and the fierce battle that sent dozens of vessels to their watery grave while hundreds of others were damaged from the air. Tommy spans the vast experience of one man’s life, from his hardscrabble childhood in early twentieth-century Dorris, California, to his heroic efforts in the South Pacific and beyond.

184 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Bryanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

one of the best WW2 stories I have ever read. Cried out loud with this one!