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Hell in the Pacific

A Marine Rifleman's Journey from Guadalcanal to Peleliu

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Hell in the Pacific

By: Jim McEnery, Bill Sloan
Narrated by: Robert Fass
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In what may be the last memoir to be published by a living veteran of the pivotal invasion of Guadalcanal, which occurred almost 70 years ago, Marine Jim McEnery has teamed up with author Bill Sloan to create an unforgettably immersive chronicle of horror and heroism.

Made famous by the HBO miniseries The Pacific, McEnery's rifle company - the legendary K/3/5 of the First Marine Division - fought in some of the most ferocious battles of the Pacific. In arresting detail, the author takes us back to Guadalcanal, where the Americans turned the tide of war against the Japanese; Cape Gloucester, where 1,300 Marines were killed or wounded; and to bloody Peleliu, where McEnery assumed command of the company and helped speed the final defeat of the Japanese garrison.

From his evocative recollections of hand-to-hand fighting and the loss of buddies in hellish fighting to his frank portraits of legends like Colonel Lewis “Chesty” Puller and General Douglas MacArthur, McEnery's gritty narrative is as valuable for its insights on a war increasingly lost to memory as it is terrifying and engrossing - a master work that no one interested in military history can afford to pass up.

©2012 Jim McEnery and Bill Sloan (P)2012 Tantor World War II Biographies & Memoirs Wars & Conflicts Military & War Military War United States Americas
Detailed Firsthand Account • Unsung Heroes • Incredible Experiences • Honest Storytelling • Historical Importance

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I listened to this story several times. I'm listening to different Marine Corps stories of the battle of Peleile and this one is one of the more detailed.

Great story of an individual Marine

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Although I have a variety of audible genres, a constant favorite of mine however, are WWII (and specifically Pacific Theater) books. Among the 15 or so in my collection, this account finds itself comfortably on the same shelf / tier as my other three favorite Pacific Theater war accounts:

With The Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
-E.B. Sledge

Bloody Ridge, and Beyond
-Marlin Groft

The Ultimate Battle
-Bill Sloan

1 of the BEST!!!

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One of the best books I've had the chance to listen to about the war in the pacific. Just as great as "With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa."

Great book! Definitely a must read.

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I'm a huge fan of this guy now he's also my brother Marine and it's so many occasions shows the integrity honor discipline to be admired please pick this book up and read it you will never regret it

Simply Amazing Story buy an amazing human being

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as a grandson whose grandfather served on the Centaurs during the war for the pacific. My grandfather passed before I could learn about his life aboard his ship. I do remember him saying to my mother that if it wasn't for what the Marines and what they had to do we wouldn't be living in the US as we know it today.. the books like this help me to understand my grandfather and his generation and understand the world i live in today. Thank you to the authors for sharing.

true history a must listen or read

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