Rising Sun

Copyright

This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental.

Copyright © 2012 by Robert Conroy

All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form.

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ISBN: 978-1-4516-3851-6

Cover art by Kurt Miller

First printing, December 2012

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Conroy, Robert (Joseph Robert), 1938–

Rising sun / Robert Conroy.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-1-4516-3851-6 (hc)

1. World War, 1939–1945—Naval operations, American—Fiction. 2. World War, 1939–1945—Campaigns—Pacific Area—Fiction. 3. Pacific Area—Fiction. I. Title.

PS3553.O51986R57 2012

813’.54—dc23

2012033440

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Pages by Joy Freeman (www.pagesbyjoy.com)

Printed in the United States of America

eISBN: 978-1-61824-969-2

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