The Storm on our Shores

By; Mark Obmascik If any of you are WWII buffs like I am, you will enjoy reading this book. The battles against the Japanese in the Aleutians on Attu and Kiska were of minor importance as far as the overall conflict was concerned. It was only important to the Japanese because they had invaded American soil and for the same reason we had to recover our land. The death toll on both sides was similar. The reason Mr. Obmascik felt it was important to chronical was because of the life stories of two men who were involved. One was a Japanese physician Paul Nobuo Tatsuguchi, the other an American soldier Dick Laird.The author gives a biography of both before hostilities started. Their lives came together in the battle. I hesitate to say much more as I don’t wish to give away the story except to say that the story came to light with the finding of a dairy which was so interesting that it was published many times. We often read detailed accounts of battles fought. This one is devoted to telling the story from the aspect of these two men. It is more a human interest story rather than a conglomerate battle account. I found it at the Tucson Library. Jack B. Walters December 12, 2019