Nov 8 Book Spotlight: War is Personal Hell, Luck and Resilience: A WWII Combat Marine’s Accounts of Okinawa and China by Roy Wilkes and Elaine Wilkes

SYNOPSIS:

Paperback, hardcover and the audiobook versions will be up for presale shortly. 
The Invasion of Okinawa was executed against a desperate enemy. Roy Wilkes, USMC was unfortunate enough to have a front-row seat. True, gripping stories, pictures, and reflections from a WWII combat Marine. Excerpts from the book: 

“The grim reaper missed me. The dumb bastard had a close-up swing
at me on six different occasions—and missed.”

“The casualties were monumental. Trucks were coming down the lines with Marines piled like cordwood. They put ponchos over ‘em, but you could see all these feet dangling out. It was like a conveyor belt. We were going up and they were coming back. The only difference is we were alive—and they were dead.”

“The Marine Raider [A Raider is a part of the elite special operations force] said,
“If another grenade comes in, I'll take care of it.”
And just as he said that another grenade came in. He grabbed his rifle
and charged the hill.”

“Continuous rain dampened the soul.
The low, thick dark clouds made sure God didn’t see.
What happened here was a secret from Him.
God was busy someplace else.
So this part of His Universe went insane.”
Semper Fi

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

ELAINE:

ELAINE WILKES is an internationally published author with Hay House Publishers, and received the prestigious Publishers Weekly rare star recommendation. She also wrote and self-published several books, and is the recipient of six awards for her writings.

She has a Ph.D. in naturopathy, a master’s degree in psychology, and certificates in many health fields, including nutrition.

Elaine has appeared as a holistic health expert on CNN Headline News and in publications such as the Chicago Tribune, Huffington Post, Forbes, First for Women, Women’s World, and others.
She signed an exclusive acting contract with NBC and appeared on numerous television shows. Elaine was a season regular on the hit TV show Dallas and was in many movies. She acted with A-list actors such as Mark Harmon, Madonna, Courtney Cox, Bruce Willis, Billy Zane, Ted Danson, Larry Hagman, and others, and worked with legendary directors including John Hughes, Blake Edwards, and Joe Sedelmaier.

Elaine’s websites are:
www.ElaineWilkes.com
www.aDateWithYourFuture.com

She also created Udemy.com online courses which have earned the prestigious “highest rated” badges by her students. One course is a modern, funny approach to the legendary Think and Grow Rich book. (A book her dad introduced her to when she was a teenager.) Two other courses are on how to use the iPhone’s Siri as your personal assistant.

MY REVIEW:

War is Personal Hell, Luck and Resilience:  A WWII Combat Marine’s Accounts of Okinawa and China by Roy Wilkes and Elaine Wilkes
Book starts with a table of contents and Roy's writing notes.  Didn't think I'd enjoy the book as much as I did as I mostly read romance novels.
Was able to find out about the family life-such precious moments.
Quite a very detailed accounting of specific battles the author's father actually fought in. There are MANY photos with descriptions and some funny stories about some of the men.
Like strategic tactics used and why they choose those methods over others. Learned a lot about this  war that they don't tell in the history books.
Loved learning more about the team work and how they never leave one of theirs behind.
Acknowledgements follow and biography.
Received this review copy from the author and this is my honest opinion.