An unforgettable narrative of a young Marine in combat, Islands of the Damned brings to life the hell that was the Pacific War.
Here is a deeply moving account of World War II, bringing to life the hell that was the Pacific War..
With unforgettable drama and an understated elegance, Burgin\'s gripping narrative stands alongside those of classic Pacific chroniclers like Robert Leckie and Eugene Sledge--indeed, Burgin was even Sledge\'s platoon sergeant.
In his two years at war, Burgin rose from a green private to a seasoned sergeant, fighting from New Britain through Peleliu and on to Okinawa, where he earned a Bronze Star for valor.
Schooled by veterans who had endured the cauldron of Guadalcanal, Burgin\'s company soon confronted snipers, repulsed jungle ambushes, encountered abandoned corpses of hara-kiri victims, and warded off howling banzai attacks as they island-hopped from one bloody battle to the next.
In this remarkable memoir, Burgin reveals his life as a special breed of Marine.
There, amid steamy jungles, he encountered a ferocious and desperate enemy in the Japanese, engaging them in some of the most grueling and deadly fights of the war.
Burgin joined the Marines 1942, he never imagined what was waiting for him a world away in the Pacific.
Read his story and marvel at the man...and those like him.--Tom Hanks When a young Texan named R.
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Burgin, the real-life World War II Marine Corps hero featured in HBO(R)\'s The Pacific .
A remarkable eyewitness account of the most brutal combat of the Pacific War, from Peleliu to Okinawa, this is the true story of R.
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This unvarnished and moving story is featured in the HBO series, The Pacific.
An unforgettable narrative of a young Marine in combat, Islands of the Damned brings to life the hell that was the Pacific War
