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An Overdue Pacific War Perspective

By Richard B. Frank

The HBO miniseries "The Pacific" provides a much-needed and refreshing look at the Pacific Theater of World War II. It takes an in-depth look at the events that transpired leading up to the United States' entry into World War II against Japan. ...

 

The 'Old Breed' Girds for Battle

By Colonel Joseph H. Alexander, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)

Colonel Joseph H. Alexander, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired) provides a history of the 1st Marine Division, starting with their inception during World War II in the Pacific Theater. ...

 

The Seldom-Seen Enemy

By Edward J. Drea

Edward J. Drea explains the problems that afflicted the Japanese military in the Pacific Theater during World War II. ...

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By Richard G. Latture, Editor-in-Chief
 
 
 
By Richard B. Frank
The HBO miniseries "The Pacific" provides a much-needed and refreshing look at the Pacific Theater of World War II. It takes an in-depth look at the events that transpired leading up to the United States' entry into World War II against Japan.
 
 
 
By Colonel Joseph H. Alexander, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)
Colonel Joseph H. Alexander, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired) provides a history of the 1st Marine Division, starting with their inception during World War II in the Pacific Theater.
 
 
 
By Edward J. Drea
Edward J. Drea explains the problems that afflicted the Japanese military in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
 
 
 
By Colonel Jon T. Hoffman, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve (Retired), Lieutenant Colonel Brendan Greeley Jr., U.S. Marine Corps (Retired) and Colonel Joseph H. Alexander, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)
A look at the biographical information of the real people behind the main characters featured in the HBO miniseries "The Pacific."
 
 
 
By Richard B. Frank
Richard B. Frank describes the events and highlights of the Guadalcanal campaign in the Pacific Theater of World War II. He features the 1st Marine Division led by Major General Alexander Archer Vandegrift, the same unit focused on by the new HBO series "The Pacific."
 
 
 
By Richard B. Frank
Richard B. Frank tells the story of Sydney Phillips, a member of 1st Marine Division in World War II, how be came to enlist, his experiences during the war, and life after it.
 
 
 
By Platoon Sergeant John Basilone, USMC
An interview with Platoon Sergeant John Basilone of 1st Marine Division, after the Battle of Henderson Field where he earned the Medal of Honor.
 
 
 
By Richard B. Frank
Following the battle at Guadalcanal, General Vandegrift sent scouts to find a place where the 1st Marine Division could go to recover and unwind, and further their training and preparedness.
 
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By Paul Stillwell
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By Richard B. Frank
Cape Gloucester's jungle and rains were as formidable as its defenders.
 
 
 
By Richard B. Frank
Richard B. Frank dispels any notions of enticing South Pacific "rest areas" when he describes the bleak conditions at Pavuvu.
 
 
 
By Edwin C. Bearss
The author recounts surviving, barely, a bloody Cape Gloucester fight.
 
 
 
By Colonel Joseph H. Alexander, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)
Peleliu remains one of the Pacific war's least understood battles.
 
 
 
By Colonel Jon T. Hoffman, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve (Retired)
Colonel Jon T. Hoffman describes the illustrious career of Lieutenant General Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller.
 
 
 
By Eugene B. Sledge
A leading character in The Pacific, the author recollects a horrific battle.
 
 
 
By Henry Sledge
Henry Sledge recounts his trip to Peleliu, where his father, Eugene B. Sledge, engaged in battle in 1944.
 
 
 
By Richard B. Frank
Okinawa grimly foreshadowed what the Allies faced in a battle for Japan.
 
 
 
By Captain Dale Dye, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)
To portray Leathernecks, The Pacific's actors endured a 14-day boot camp.
 
 
 
Conversations with James Badge Dale, Joe Mazzello, and Jon Seda.
 
 
 
By Lieutenant Colonel Brendan Greeley Jr., U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)
 
 
 
By Robert J. Cressman
 
 
 
By Norman Polmar, Author, Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet
 
 
 
By Rear Admiral William J. Holland Jr., U.S. Navy (Retired)