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VOICES OF THE PACIFIC: EXPANDED EDITION

Adam Makos Marcus Brotherton

Untold Stories from the Marine Heroes of World War II

From the bestselling author of A Higher Call and Spearhead comes an unflinching firsthand chronicle of the heroic US Marines who fought on Guadalcanal, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, and in other pivotal battles during the Pacific War, a classic book now expanded with new stories from the flyboys overhead and the home front at war.
Following fifteen Marines from Pearl Harbor, through their battles with the Japanese, 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. With vivid, unforgettable detail, these Marines reveal harrowing accounts of combat with an implacable enemy, the camaraderie they found, the friends they lost, and the aftermath of the war's impact on their lives.

With unprecedented access to the veterans, rare photographs, and unpublished memoirs, VOICES OF THE PACIFIC presents true stories of heroism as told by such World War II veterans as Sid Phillips, R.V. Burgin, and Chuck Tatum - whose exploits were featured in the classic HBO miniseries The Pacific - and their Marine buddies from the legendary 1st Marine Division.

Key Selling Points:
EXPANDED NEW EDITION: Features fascinating and eye-opening new material, including accounts from two Marine fighter pilots, as well as never-before-seen photographs.

OUTSTANDING TRACK: Adam Makos's latest, Spearhead, was a New York Times bestseller for six weeks, and his debut, A Higher Call, was a sensation, spending nineteen weeks on the list.

TIRELESS PROMOTER: Makos's success is owed to his outstanding media connections, which has allowed him to discuss his work on NPR, ABC, CBS, Fox News, as well as in the pages of USA Today and the Wall Street Journal.

Hailed as "a masterful storyteller" by the Associated Press, Adam Makos is the author of the New York Times bestseller Spearhead, the critically acclaimed Devotion, and the national bestselling classic A Higher Call. Inspired by his grandfathers' service, Adam chronicles the stories of American veterans in his trademark fusion of intense human drama and close-up military action, securing his place "in the top ranks of military writers," according to the Los Angeles Times. In the course of his research, Adam has flown a WWII bomber, accompanied a Special Forces raid in Iraq, and journeyed into North Korea in search of an MIA American serviceman.

Marcus Brotherton is a journalist and professional writer known for his collaborations with high-profile public figures, humanitarians, inspirational leaders, and military veterans. He has authored or coauthored more than twenty-five books including We Who Are Alive and Remain, A Company of Heroes, Shifty's War, and Call of Duty.
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Published 2021-07-06 by Dutton Caliber

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Reading Voices of the Pacific is like listening in on a conversation between war buddies at a reunion - honest, unsanitized, and deeply humbling.

An impressive array of personal stories from the nightmarish fights on islands such as Guadalcanal, Peleliu, and Iwo Jima, all delivered in a simple, poignant narrative that readers will adore.

Chinese (simpl.): Chongquing Nutshell Cultural Communication Co. ; Hungarian: Maxim

First-person accounts of war with the same gut-level realism as the opening scene in Saving Private Ryan.

Imagine a last conversation with your father or grandfather who fought in WWII, only this time he tells you the stories he always held back. That's Voices of the Pacific.

True - and terrifying - stories of combat.