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In this companion to the HBO(r) miniseries-executive produced by
Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, and Gary Goetzman-Hugh Ambrose reveals
the intertwined odysseys of four U.S. Marines and a U.S. Navy
carrier pilot during World War II.
Between America's retreat from China in late November 1941 and the
moment General MacArthur's airplane touched down on the Japanese
mainland in August of 1945, five men connected by happenstance
fought the key battles of the war against Japan. From the debacle
in Bataan, to the miracle at Midway and the relentless vortex of
Guadalcanal, their solemn oaths to their country later led one to
the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot and the others to the coral
strongholds of Peleliu, the black terraces of Iwo Jima and the
killing fields of Okinawa, until at last the survivors enjoyed a
triumphant, yet uneasy, return home.
In "The Pacific," Hugh Ambrose focuses on the real-life stories of
the five men who put their lives on the line for our country. To
deepen the story revealed in the miniseries and go beyond it, the
book dares to chart a great ocean of enmity known as The Pacific
and the brave men who fought. Some considered war a profession,
others enlisted as citizen soldiers. Each man served in a different
part of the war, but their respective duties required every ounce
of their courage and their strength to defeat an enemy who
preferred suicide to surrender. The medals for valor which were
pinned on three of them came at a shocking price-a price paid in
full by all.
THE PACIFIC, by Hugh Ambrose, is a gripping piece of historical
writing following the intertwined odysseys of four U.S. Marines and
a U.S. Navy carrier pilot within the Pacific theatre during World
War II. Between America's retreat from China in late November 1941
and the moment General MacArthur's airplane touched down on the
Japanese mainland in August 1945, five men connected by
happenstance fought the key battles of the war against Japan. In
THE PACIFIC, Hugh Ambrose focuses on the real-life stories of those
five men, who put their lives on the line for their country.
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