The Pacific: Hell an Ocean Away

THE BOOK THAT GAVE RISE TO THE HBO MINISERIES PRODUCED BY STEVEN SPIELBERG AND TOM HANKS Historian Hugh Ambrose delves into the experience of the miniseries The Pacific through a powerful first-person historical and immediate perspective, revealing the intertwined odysseys of a Navy pilot and four U.S. Marines. These are accounts from the veterans, who describe with detail and passion episodes previously unknown to most. Covering nearly four years of combat with unprecedented access to military records, letters, diaries, photographs, and interviews, this book offers a unique historical perspective on the war against Japan. • The work appeared on major bestseller lists, such as The New York Times and Publishers Weekly. • The miniseries The Pacific is presented by executive producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, Emmy and Golden Globe winners for Band of Brothers, also from Bertrand Brasil.