Title:
The Pacific / Hugh Ambrose.
ISBN:
9780451230232
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : NAL Caliber, [2010]
©2010
Physical Description:
xviii, 489 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
General Note:
Companion book to the television miniseries.
Summary:
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.
Added Uniform Title:
OCLC Number:
ocn426803539
Availability:
Lakeville - Heritage~1
