damon_gossett shared a tip "This is a really good book that doesn't get as much credit as it deserves. It is one of the books the HBO's The Pacific used as a base for their mini series. Robert Leckie takes you through the vicious battles of Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, and Pelilu through his eyes as a Marine Machine Gunner. He is a very talented author and has written a gripping WWII account."

michael_bruce_3387 shared a tip "If you like first hand accounts of WWII there is none better in my opinion! This is one of the two books they used to create the HBO miniseries “The Pacific”. Leckie’s writing style reads like a novel. As a U.S. Marine he experienced some of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific War against Japanese and lived to tell a about it!"

clint_mumford shared a tip "This is one of the books that "The Pacific" HBO mini series was based on. It was good to read the accounts directly that were portrayed in the show."