Voices of the Pacific, Expanded Edition: Untold Stories from the Marine Heroes of World War II (Unabridged)
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Publisher Description
From the bestselling author of A Higher Call and Spearhead comes an unflinching firsthand chronicle of the heroic US Marines who fought on Guadalcanal, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, and in other pivotal battles during the Pacific War, a classic book now expanded with new stories from the flyboys overhead and the home front at war.
Following fifteen Marines from Pearl Harbor, through their battles with the Japanese, to their return home after V-J Day, Adam Makos and Marcus Brotherton have compiled an oral history of the Pacific War in the words of the men who fought on the front lines. With vivid, unforgettable detail, these Marines reveal harrowing accounts of combat with an implacable enemy, the camaraderie they found, the friends they lost, and the aftermath of the war's impact on their lives.
With unprecedented access to the veterans and unpublished memoirs, Voices of the Pacific presents true stories of heroism as told by such World War II veterans as Sid Phillips, R.V. Burgin, and Chuck Tatum—whose exploits were featured in the classic HBO miniseries The Pacific—and their Marine buddies from the legendary 1st Marine Division.
Customer Reviews
A must read!!
This book was outstanding!!
As far as first-hand accounts go, this cannot be beat.
My only complaint is the narrator. He does his job just fine, but it’s a young man. The Band of Brothers book, “We Who Are Alive and Remain” is narrated by different elderly men and it really brings it an authenticity missing with this book. Otherwise, zero complaints. It’s a fantastic listen.
black and latino men
why do authors always omit the contributions of these “other” soldiers. Trying to keep the same old narrative, elevating racist bigots to heroes killing in the name of freedom.