Voices of the Pacific: Untold Stories from the Marines Heroes of Wor ld War II

Chronicling the United States Marine Corps' actions in the Pacific Theater of Operations,Voices of the Pacific presents the true stories of heroism and honor as told by such World War II veterans as Sid Phillips, R.V. Burgin, and Chuck Tatum whose exploits were featured in the HBO mini-series, The Pacific and their Marine buddies from the legendary 1st Marine Division. Following fifteen Marines from the Pearl Harbor attack and intense boot camp training through battles with the Japanese on Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, Peleliu, and Okinawa, to their return home after V-J Day, Adam Makos and Marcus Brotherton have compiled an oral history of the Pacific War in the words of the men who fought on the front lines.