Samurai & Snipers

by David Healey Book 6 in the Pacific Sniper series.

First published 2025

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Deacon Cole and Patrol Easy enter Manila as American and Filipino forces attempt to liberate the city. Japanese defenders refuse to withdraw and convert houses, government buildings and streets into fortified positions, forcing the patrol into close combat far removed from its earlier jungle operations.

Deke’s sniper duels unfold amid civilians trapped by the battle. A hostage crisis gives the patrol a mission that cannot be solved by artillery without killing the people they are meant to rescue. Negotiation, street movement and precise shooting become parts of the same effort to survive one of the Pacific War’s most destructive urban battles.