Voices of the Pacific: Untold Stories from the Marine Heroes of World War II
A Military History, Nonfiction, History book. On December 26, 1943, the Marines landed on the western...
These are the stories from fifteen WWII Marines, compiled by Adam Makos and Marcus Brotherton but left unfiltered and in the words of the Marines who were there. Unflinching, brutal, and relentless, Voices of the Pacific will leave a reader gasping for air and dumbstruck in awe of the old heroes who won the Pacific war with bare hands, bayonets, and guts.The book presents accounts of heroism and honor as told by World War II veterans 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.These Marines trace the action 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. With unflinching honesty, these men reveal harrowing accounts of combat with an implacable enemy, the friendships and camaraderie they found—and lost—and the aftermath of the war’s impact on their lives.With unprecedented access to the veterans, never-before-seen photographs, and unpublished memoirs, Makos and Brotherton have forged Voices of the Pacific into an incredible historic record of American bravery and sacrifice.
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Behind our gun position we dug a depression that a couple of guys could lay in. That depression would fill with water, and at nighttime, when you wanted to take a nap, two guys would crawl in that water and their bodies would keep it warm. There was a drawback to that because your skin would all shrink up. SID Adam Makos, Voices of the Pacific: Untold Stories from the Marine Heroes of World War II The idea of faith is that you hope Hes real. But faith beyond that is that you know Hes real. And I now know that God is real. Adam Makos, Voices of the Pacific: Untold Stories from the Marine Heroes of World War II On December 26, 1943, the Marines landed on the western tip of the island of New Britain, at a place called Cape Gloucester. On the opposite end of the island lay Japans South Pacific battle capital, the fortress port of Rabaul. The Marines were not there to attack Rabaul but instead to seize the islands western airfield, isolating Rabaul so it would die on the vine. Adam Makos, Voices of the Pacific: Untold Stories from the Marine Heroes of World War II
I hesitated to read this book because I've never read anything in this style before, and it ended up being unlike anything I've ever read - in a good way. The author describes it as the conversations you never had with your grandparents (or great-grandparents) and that's absolutely what it is. This is a really incredible book - it's... Amazing ReadersMy father was a fit Marine and was in the war in the Pacific. He received his "million dollar wound" on Guadalcanal, and his war was over. He refused to speak of the war until I came home from Vietnam, and at that point neither of us spoke of our experiences in the military. I am fascinated with the history of WW II,... In this non-fiction remembrance of the conflict in the Pacific during World War Two, Adam Makos combines a number of first-hand accounts from the marines who served overseas and successfully weaves them into a cohesive narrative. The wartime experiences of the marines begins before they enter boot camp and concludes with the men's final...
