Giving thanks...
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.
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