With unprecedented access to the veterans, rare photographs, and unpublished memoirs, Voices of the Pacific presents true stories of heroism as told by such World War II veterans as Sid Phillips, R. V. Burgin, and Chuck Tatum . A firsthand chronicle of United States Marine Corps' actions in the Pacific. Following fifteen Marines from the Pearl Harbor attack, through 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 unflinching honesty, these Marines 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 With unprecedented access to the veterans, rare photographs, and unpublished memoirs, Voices of the Pacific presents true stories of heroism as told by such World War II veterans as Sid Phillips, R. V.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 HBO miniseries, The Pacific -and their Marine buddies from the legendary 1st Marine Division. 'First-person accounts of war with the same gut-level realism as the opening scene in Saving Private Ryan.' Bob Welch, author of Resolve 'Imagine a last conversation with your father or gandfather who fought in WW11, only this time he tells you the stories he always held back. That's Voices of the Pacific .' Larry Alexander, New York Times bestselling author of Biggest Brother Includes rare photos!.