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The Pacific

The New York Times bestselling official companion book to the Emmy (r) Award-winning HBO (r) miniseries. 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 hap...

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Main Author: Ambrose, Hugh.
Format: Downloads eBook Books eBook
Language: English
Published: 2010.
Subjects:
United States. > Marine Corps > History > World War, 1939-1945.
Marines > United States > Biography.
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Summary: The New York Times bestselling official companion book to the Emmy (r) Award-winning HBO (r) miniseries. 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 five men who put their lives on the line for our country. To deepen the story revealed in the HBO (r) 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.
Physical Description: 1 online resource
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ISBN: 9781101185841
Author Notes: Hugh Ambrose is a noted historian. He was also a consultant for Steven Spielberg on the documentary, Price for Peace. In fact, he and Spielberg were the Executive Producers of that documentary. He also serves as a historical consultant on HBO's The Pacific miniseries.

Ambrose is also the former vice president of the National World War II Museum. His love for history was passed down by his father, Stephen Edward Ambrose, who was also an accomplished historian and biographer of of U.S. Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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