{"product_id":"the-eagles-claw-a-novel-of-the-battle-of-midway-paperback","title":"The Eagle's Claw: A Novel of the Battle of Midway - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeff Shaara\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER -\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eIn a\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"riveting\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e) tale that picks up where \u003ci\u003eTo Wake the Giant\u003c\/i\u003e left off, Jeff Shaara transports us to the Battle of Midway in another masterpiece of military historical fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpring 1942. The United States is reeling from the blow the Japanese inflicted at Pearl Harbor. But the Americans are determined to turn the tide. The key comes from Commander Joe Rochefort, a little known \"code breaker\" who cracks the Japanese military encryption. With Rochefort's astonishing discovery, Admiral Chester Nimitz will know precisely what the Japanese are planning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the battle to counter those plans must still be fought. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the American side, the shocking conflict is seen through the eyes of Rochefort and Admiral Nimitz, as well as fighter pilot Lieutenant Percy \"Perk\" Baker and Marine Gunnery Sergeant Doug Ackroyd. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the Japanese side, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is the mastermind. His key subordinates are Admiral Chuichi Nagumo, aging and infirm, and Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi, a firebrand who has no patience for Nagumo's hesitation. Together, these two men must play out the chess game designed by Yamamoto, without any idea that the Americans are anticipating their every move on the sea and in the air. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJeff Shaara recounts in electrifying detail what happens when these two sides finally meet, in what will be known ever after as one of the most definitive and heroic examples of combat ever seen. In \u003ci\u003eThe Eagle's Claw\u003c\/i\u003e, he recounts, with his trademark you-are-there immediacy and signature depth of research, one single battle that changed not only the outcome of a war but the course of our entire global history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story of Midway has been told many times, but never before like this.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff Shaara \u003c\/b\u003eis the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTo Wake the Giant, The Frozen Hours\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Fateful Lightning\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Smoke at Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Chain of Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Blaze of Glory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Final Storm\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNo Less Than Victory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Steel Wave\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rising Tide\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTo the Last Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Glorious Cause\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRise to Rebellion\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Gone for Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eGods and Generals\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Full Measure--\u003c\/i\u003etwo novels that complete the Civil War trilogy that began with his father's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, \u003ci\u003eThe Killer Angels\u003c\/i\u003e. Shaara was born into a family of Italian immigrants in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He grew up in Tallahassee, Florida, and graduated from Florida State University. He lives in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.3 x 4.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766138732832,"sku":"9780525619468","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fc5d0fa34073fb76b8d112eb901444fb.webp?v=1780286397","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-eagles-claw-a-novel-of-the-battle-of-midway-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}