The Pacific

Ambrose, Hugh

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ISBN 10: 0143145657 ISBN 13: 9780143145653

Publisher: Penguin Audio, 2010

Unabridged CDs, 10 CDs, 12 hours

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In this companion to the HBO(r) miniseries-executive produced by Tom Hanks, Steven Speilberg, and Gary Goetzman-Hugh Ambrose reveals the intertwined odysseys of four U.S. Marines and a U.S. Navy carrier pilot during World War II.

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About the Author:

Hugh Ambrose is a noted historian and was a consultant on the documentary Price for Peace, for which Steven Spielberg and Stephen Ambrose were the Executive Producers. He was a consultant to his father on his books, and is also serving as a historical consultant on HBO�’s The Pacific miniseries. Ambrose is also the former vice president of the national World War II Museum and has led battlefield tours through Europe and along the Pacific Rim. He lives in Helena, Montana.

From AudioFile:

America's defeat of Japan in WWII came at no small cost. Unprepared for the Pacific war, the military industrial complex rose to the challenge that threatened the country's freedom. Told through the service history of five men, this companion to the HBO mini-series, by the son of author Stephen Ambrose, gives an intimate look into a conflict that lasted three years and covered thousands of square miles of ocean and hundreds of islands. Narrator Mike Chamberlain meets the task of pronouncing the foreign vocabulary with aplomb, which is especially important because the locations have become recognizable names of famous battles. His quiet manner offsets the brutal tragedies he must describe and keeps him in the background while recounting the riveting events. Alas, the narrative often jumps from one place to another, forcing listeners to reorient themselves unaided. J.A.H. � AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

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