The Pacific / Hugh Ambrose.
In this companion book to the HBO series on the war in the Pacific, historian Hugh Ambrose focuses on five American soldiers who each took an active role in the difficult and costly--in terms of lives--campaign to reach the Japanese mainland. Ambrose recounts key battles--Guadalcanal, Midway, Okinawa, and the lesser-known Peleliu--and he provides a soldier's eye view of the events, conveying the great valor and sacrifices of those in uniform.
Record details
- ISBN: 045123023X
- ISBN: 9780451230232
- Physical Description: xviii, 489 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : New American Library, [2010]
- Copyright: ©2010
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- Includes bibliographical references.
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| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | 940.5426 AMB (Text) | 36015001202726 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | 940.545973 Amb A (Text) | 31010000311516 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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| Ashe County Public Library | 940.5459 AMB (Text) | 50503011009919 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Avery County Morrison Public Library | NFIC 940.54 AMB (Text) | 31111002445029 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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In this companion book to the HBO series on the war in the Pacific, historian Hugh Ambrose focuses on five American soldiers who each took an active role in the difficult and costly--in terms of lives--campaign to reach the Japanese mainland. Ambrose recounts key battles--Guadalcanal, Midway, Okinawa, and the lesser-known Peleliu--and he provides a soldier's eye view of the events, conveying the great valor and sacrifices of those in uniform.
