At dawn on Sunday December 7, 1941, Japan devasted the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. While war had already been raging in Europe and in Asia for several years, this sudden typhoon-like attack drew the United States into the most disruptive and wasteful cataclysm of human history-the Second World War. Most history books speak to the battles and historical figures pivotal to the outcome of the war, yet there were also ordinary people-both civilian and uniformed-who were propelled out of their comfort zones by unforeseen events and adventures during this long, complicated war.Typhoon at Dawn, Surviving WWII in the Pacific is a historical novel that unleashes an eclectic cast of characters who, tired of being constantly overlooked in World War II histories, finally have a chance to speak. Interconnecting a cast of civilian men and women, naval and military officers, Pacific Islanders and other nationalities with the activities of real historical figures, author Antwyn Price's extensive research provides a compelling, personal view of the struggles and irrevocably changed lives of the men and women in the Asia-Pacific region before, during, and after the war.Covering both the Nimitz and MacArthur campaigns from 1941 to 1946, Typhoon at Dawn charts the Pacific war's progress from Canton Island to Sydney, from Pearl Harbor to Guam, from Espiritu Santo and Nouméa to Guadalcanal and Bougainville, from New Guinea to the Philippines, and from Iwo Jima and Peleliu to Okinawa and Tokyo. Anyone curious about the Pacific War, whether familiar or not with the Far East region, will be able to stitch the events together so that the geography, the peoples, the logistics, and the strategies can be more easily understood. Reading this book is a great way to envision what grandpa did in the Pacific war, for example.