{"product_id":"9781770902848","title":"Tommy: A World War II Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA mathematician finds himself in the midst of the Pacific War in this “historical novel that can be appreciated by anyone, not just the history buffs” (\u003ci\u003eScene \u003c\/i\u003emagazine).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e April 1945: In the aftermath of the battle for Okinawa, Tommy stands on the deck of the USS \u003ci\u003eBataan\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In this novel, William Illsey Atkinson tells the story of Japan’s Operation \u003ci\u003eTen-Go\u003c\/i\u003e, and the fierce battle that sent dozens of vessels to their watery grave while hundreds of others were damaged from the air. \u003ci\u003eTommy\u003c\/i\u003e 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.","brand":"ECW Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179289755888,"sku":"9781770902848","price":11.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781770902848_p0.jpg?v=1769889875","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781770902848","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}