Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific
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Book Overview
A remarkable eyewitness account of the most brutal combat of the Pacific War, from Peleliu to Okinawa, this is the true story of R.V. Burgin, the real-life World War II Marine Corps hero featured in... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0451232267
ISBN13:9780451232267
Release Date:March 2011
Publisher:Dutton Caliber
Length:320 Pages
Weight:0.77 lbs.
Dimensions:9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"
Customer Reviews
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An intimate look at the war in the pacific
Published by DanaMax , 5 years ago
Burgin does an excellent job balancing the smaller more intimate stories and fun they had when not in combat with his descriptive tales of what war actually is. He has a more simplistic writing style that makes it easy to dive right in and is perfect for those who want to know more about history but have trouble with historian's accounts. He makes the occasional reference to his fellow soldier E. B. Sledge's book With The Old Breed, but it is not necessary to read that first. There is surprisingly little crossover in the way the two recount the battles they fought together so reading both does provide a better view of the battles of Peleliu and Okinawa and with Burgin's book, he recounts a couple of other landings and fights Sledge was not a part of.
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