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title: "The Pacific: Hell Was an Ocean Away"
brand: "hugh ambrose"
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# The Pacific: Hell Was an Ocean Away

**Brand:** hugh ambrose
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## Customer Reviews

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    You'll enjoy the movie more, but the book is DEFINITELY worth the weekend it will take to read
  

*by S***E on Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2018*

Ok, first a complaint: how ANYONE could give this book less than 3 stars needs some additional education. It's one thing if this type of book is not your fav. That's understandable. But comments like, "it was written at a 6th-grade level," and "too many backstories it got confusing," well, I'll let it go at that with no further commentary. The book was extensively researched. It is a historical documentary that the author has skillfully written to resemble a novel. You find yourself interested in the characters. Yes, there is a lot of military nomenclature. Yes, it can be difficult to keep 1/1 and 1/5 and 3/5 divisions straight. If it's tough for you, think about how tough it was for 18 and 19-year-old boys under heavy enemy fire and shelling to keep straight. Every time the author switches individual stories, he has a CLEAR SEPARATION between them. He very deftly tells individual stories of men in combat and their fears, their defeats, and their victories. World War II is fast becoming a forgotten war. Every day, nearly 400 WWII vets die. Their stories would die, too, if not for skilled writers such as Mr. Ambrose. My late father-in-law was one of the men who served valiently in the Pacific. I think every American should educate themselves on their valor and sacrifice. All gave some, some gave all. Thank you, Mr. Ambrose.

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    A Wonderful Tribute
  

*by G***N on Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2018*

I chose to read "The Pacific" because my father, who served in the Navy aboard ship, was among those who served in the Pacific theatre of operations during WW II. Hugh Ambrose captured the lives and experiences of a handful of men who fought with courage and commitment during some of the most brutal battles of the Pacific.One of the less  notables elements of the war that Ambrose cites are the kamikaze attacks by Japanese pilots on US ships. My father told me about such attacks, adding that ships in which he was aboard were very nearly struck by the Japanese planes.I was especially moved by the actions of Marine Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his role in the Battle of Guadalcanal. Ambrose thoughtfully describes Sgt. Gasoline and captured the essence of why he was a hero during the war.This narrative of the bravery and remarkable service of our armed services in the Pacific is well worth the effort to read.

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    Book Review
  

*by S***S on Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2018*

Ambrose Bombs Attempt at WW2 Book. After watching the HBO mini series I felt it was about time to read the book. Although I was very eager to read the book, I lost interest half way through.The Pacific takes place in the harsh times of WW2. The stories downfall is based on the immense amount of description and the fact that the book is based on true accounts and gathered from peoples stories. These can make for a great book, however, Ambrose took the wrong turn and created a confusing, uninteresting story. Ambrose caught my attention within the first couple pages by including action and interesting character descriptions. As the story continued, Ambrose continued to add onto these descriptions making the story line hard to understand. I had very little knowledge of WW2 going into this book and we chose this to expand our knowledge of the war. With the author adding on more and more material without explaining it, it made it extremely hard to understand. About 100 pages into this book I was completely lost and had no idea what was going on and what everyone was doing. For example on page 13 Ambrose writes, “Just before touchdown, the Klaxon on the control tower began to screech,”(Ambrose 13). My lack of WW2 made it very hard to understand this sentence based on the word “Klaxon”.  The book is written in a sense that whoever is reading it already has some understanding of WW2. Don’t get me wrong, if you have lots of knowledge about WW2 specifically the Pacific War you might understand and enjoy this novel, but without this the book will most likely be very confusing.Not only does the description make the book unforgettable, it's also the real life accounts that are depicted throughout the story. In the beginning Ambrose introduces 5 real-life people whose actions and thoughts shape the story. With the use of these 5 people, Ambrose is able to explain the hardships and what life was like during these hard times. Although this may sound like a good book, the storylines tends to jump and leave gaps in the timeline. One second you'll be in the the middle of a battle then the next second it'll jump to life in a camp. This makes the story very hard to follow leaving the reader more confused than when they started. All in all, I do not recommended reading The Pacific unless you have a wide range of knowledge about WW2. The book was very choppy and made me extremely confused throughout the whole book. Maybe the book would have been different if our knowledge for the war was much greater by learning it in school more often.

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