a new york times bestsellerits 1945 and the world is in the grip of warhideki lives on the island of okinawa near japan when wwii crashes onto his shores hideki is drafted into the blood and iron student corps to fight for the japanese army he is handed a grenade and a set of instructions dont come back until youve killed an american soldierray a young american marine has just landed on okinawa he doesnt know what to expect or if hell make it out alive he just knows that the enemy is everywherehideki and ray each fight their way across the island surviving heartpounding ambushes and dangerous traps but when the two of them collide in the middle of the battle the choices they make in that instant will change everythingfrom the acclaimed author of refugee comes this highoctane story of how fear can tear us apart and how hope can tie us back together