STERLING MACE enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1942 and was stationed at Parris Island, Camp Lejeune, the Brooklyn Naval Yard, and then finally Pavuvu, before experiencing the toughest fighting the Pacific war had to offer, as a rifleman in K/3/5, at Peleliu and later on Okinawa. He was a consultant on E.B. Sledge's book, "With the Old Breed." He lives in St. Pete Beach, Florida.
NICK ALLEN is the son of a combat rifleman who served in Vietnam and has been interviewing combat veterans for most of his life. He lives in Bellaire, Texas.
"Battleground Pacific" is another great tribute to 'The Greatest
Generation.' During much of the book, and especially the daily
grind of combat, I found myself comparing Mace's ordeals with those
of my uncle, Sgt. John Basilone, the Medal of Honor hero from
Guadalcanal. Both Mace and Basilone suffered the physical and
mental hardships of battle and the frustration of the seemingly
endless conflict with the enemy. Mace's tale is written in the
language of a grunt speaking for all the unsung heroes who lived
and died in the Pacific. A good read from this Marine's
perspective. Jerry Cutter, former Marine, nephew of Sgt. John
Basilone, USMC, and author of the authorized biography of Basilone,
I m Staying with My Boys
"Battleground Pacific" is more than a book. It's a virtual minicam
on a rifleman's helmet, riveting home the sights and sounds of war
in a realness you expect to find only in a movie theater. Jerry
Cutter, former Marine, nephew of Sgt. John Basilone, USMC, and
author of the authorized biography of Basilone, I m Staying with My
Boys"
""Battleground Pacific" is another great tribute to 'The Greatest
Generation.' During much of the book, and especially the daily
grind of combat, I found myself comparing Mace's ordeals with those
of my uncle, Sgt. John Basilone, the Medal of Honor hero from
Guadalcanal. Both Mace and Basilone suffered the physical and
mental hardships of battle and the frustration of the seemingly
endless conflict with the enemy. Mace's tale is written in the
language of a grunt speaking for all the unsung heroes who lived
and died in the Pacific. A good read from this Marine's
perspective."--Jerry Cutter, former Marine, nephew of Sgt. John
Basilone, USMC, and author of the authorized biography of
Basilone", I'm Staying with My Boys"""Battleground Pacific" is more
than a book. It's a virtual minicam on a rifleman's helmet,
riveting home the sights and sounds of war in a realness you expect
to find only in a movie theater."--Bob Welch, co-author of "Easy
Company Soldier: The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from WWII's
"Band of Brothers""
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