The Pacific
by:
Hugh Ambrose (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780857860095 (0857860097)
Publish date: 2011
Publisher: Canongate Books
Pages no: 617
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Biography,
History,
Cultural,
War,
Military,
American History,
Asia,
World War II,
Military History
sometimes a book is just a good read, showing the ability to weave together historical accounts. on some level, i guess [b:with the old breed|771332|With the Old Breed At Peleliu and Okinawa|Eugene B. Sledge|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1297640051s/771332.jpg|757389] is now ruined for me, but whate...
I started to read this book with Steven Amborse's 'Band Of Brothers' in mind. And maybe that was a mistake because 'The Pacific' is not - in my humble opinion - on par with 'Band Of Brothers'. The storyline in it is not as clear and 'linear' as in the latter.But - on the other hand - Steven Ambrose ...
I finished reading this book a short time ago and, on the whole, found it to be engaging and informative. Largely told through the combat service stories of 4 U.S. Marines (Private First Class Sidney Phillips; Lieutenant Colonel Austin Shofner; Gunny Sergeant John Basilone, a Medal of Honor reci...
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