Death is Lighter Than a Feather

On May 25, 1945, while American and Japanese forces on Okinawa were locked in bitter struggle, the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sent out plans for an amphibious invasion which would subjugate Japan. "Operation Olympic" was to seize Kyushu, while "Operation Coronet" was to strike directly against the Tokyo area.

Westheimer's meticulously researched novel about this plan startled readers in the 1970s.

Author: David Westheimer
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Published: 01/01/1995
Pages: 436
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.43lbs
Size: 8.88h x 6.18w x 1.08d
ISBN: 9780929398907

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/06/1995

About the Author
DAVID WESTHEIMER authored fifteen novels and a non-fiction World War II POW memoir. A retired Lieutenant Colonel, recipient of an Air Medal and Distinguished Flying Cross, he was a graduate of Rice Institute. He lived with wife Dody in Los Angeles.