SPECIAL PROMOTIONThis book set highlights three books used to dvelop the upcoming HBO mini-series
The Pacific. Each of these books focus on the members of the 1st Marine Division and some of the greatest battles in the Pacific theater during World War II.
Included in this book set are:
- With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa - In The Wall Street Journal, Victor Davis Hanson named With the Old Breed one of the top five books on epic twentieth-century battles. Studs Terkel interviewed the author for his definitive oral history, The Good War. Now E. B. Sledge's acclaimed first-person account of fighting at Peleliu and Okinawa returns to thrill, edify, and inspire a new generation.
- Hero of the Pacific: The Life of Marine Legend John Basilone - In this book author James Brady tells the dramatic, compelling, and all-but-forgotten life story of a small-town boy who became one of World War II's greatest and best-known heroes. His bravery on Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima earned him the Medal of Honor and Navy Cross, respectively. Once you read this powerful tale, you ll never forget John Basilone.
- Helmet for My Pillow - Here is one of the most riveting first-person accounts ever to come out of World War II. Robert Leckie enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in January 1942, shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. In Helmet for My Pillow we follow his odyssey, from basic training on Parris Island, South Carolina, all the way to the raging battles in the Pacific, where some of the war's fiercest fighting took place. Recounting his service with the 1st Marine Division and the brutal action on Guadalcanal, New Britain, and Peleliu, Leckie spares no detail of the horrors and sacrifices of war, painting an unvarnished portrait of how real warriors are made, fight, and often die in the defense of their country.
