A WWII veteran visits Tokyo to investigate the mystery of a Japanese officer’s body buried in a U.S. Marine’s grave. He falls in love with and marries a Japanese woman, and quickly finds his life—and his bride’s—in danger as they’re caught up in a campaign, passionately fought and fiercely resisted, to make Japan acknowledge and make retribution for its war crimes.

Leon Cooper was a young US Navy officer who spent three years in the Pacific during WWII. Like others in the ?GreatestGeneration,? he was prepared to do his duty in the defense of his country, buthis stand-up nature brought him into conflict with Captain Boda, the commandingofficer of the ship on which he served. Captain Boda was a ?Mustang,? anenlisted man of many years of service who received a ?Battlefield? commission.Boda bore a deep resentment toward ?gentlemen? officers like Cooper who werecommissioned after only 90 days? training.Boda?s sociopathic behavior,including his reckless commands resulted in the deaths of a number of Cooper?sshipmates. This ?heightened the conflict between thetwo men. Cooper?s penchant to stand firm angered the Captain to the extent thathe plotted to have Cooper killed during the course of the six invasions ofJapanese-held islands inwhich Cooper was a major participant. Cooper tried unsuccessfully topersuade the Navy High Command to take action against Boda, but wound upgetting himself in a worse position with the Captain.After his discharge from theservice Cooper was still beset with a burning need to wreak vengeance upon themurderous Boda, even resorting to an abortive attempt to kill Boda - now an Admiralaboard the Presidential yacht, the Potomac. When Cooper finally stumbled uponthe means to give Boda his just deserts, he was thwarted by a death-bed promiseto his wife to leave vengeance to the Lord. But Cooper found peace with himselfafter he found a way to keep his promise and even the score with Boda.

The author, a combat veteran of the Pacific War, explains why five major Pacific War battles were not needed to defeat the Japanese, hence resulting in more than 100,000 tragically needless U.S. casualties. The author participated in most of these battles, thus is able to offer a first-hand account of what went wrong.

A booklet written by a successful inventor who has patents for products in use throughout the world. Learn from someone who’s been there, who tells you--How to find your pathway in the patent jungle--How to make sure your invention is patentable (before spending any money)--Where to get free help in filing for your patent--Why it is important to do a thorough search for products like yours--About resources available for protecting your patent--How to keep your patent secret--How to decide whether to sell or license your patent, or to “do it yourself." The author also gives you the bad news--fewer than half who file for a patent actually receive one; you’ll have to wait at least three years before you get your patent even after following the author's advice in filing. Then there are “patent trolls” and other bad guys who may do you harm. You stand to make a lot of money with a good product. You may also lose a lot of money. The author gives you pointers on how to “make” it and how to avoid “losing” it.