Books like Pacific Nightmare by Simon Winchester

In a surreal, future London, a randomly chosen prankster becomes King of England, reignites old traditions, and sparks romantic patriotism and civil war among the boroughs of Notting Hill and beyond.

Simon Winchester chronicles the life of Cambridge biochemist Joseph Needham, whose passion for China led him to uncover the empire's pioneering inventions—from printing to the compass—and to author the monumental *Science and Civilisation in China* series.

In Crisis in the Pacific acclaimed historian Gerald Astor draws on the raw experiences of marines, sailors, soldiers and airmen under fire - from generals and admirals to correspondents, line officers and enlisted men on both sides of the battle lines - to present a view of the critical struggle for the Philippines, the keystone to Japanese domination of the Pacific and to ultimate Allied victory. These accounts, many published here for the first time, are dramatic and graphic, brutal and awe-inspiring. Ranging from the diplomatic and nursing corps' experience of the Japanese conquest and occupation of the islands, to the Bataan death march and first-hand accounts of war crimes inflicted by the Japanese on prisoners of war, to the final push for the hills of Mindanao, Crisis in the Pacific is the first complete history, told in the words of the men and women who were there, of one of the most crucial battlegrounds of World War II.

In a bleak 1972 America that survived a Cuban Missile Crisis‑sparked World III, Boston Globe reporter Carl Landry uncovers a government conspiracy threatening a fragile nation.

"Examines World War II in the Pacific, including the causes of the war between Japan and the United States, the important battles and leaders, life for soldiers and life on the homefront, and how the war ended"--Provided by publisher.

A humorous and heartwarming tale of a British scientist who, under pressure, must take on an impossible project involving salmon fishing in Yemen.