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2) The Pacific
"Welcome to Hell," the drill instructor announced to the small crowd of young men staring at him apprehensively, his words charging the atmosphere with a foreboding intensity. Three and one half months of hellish and seemingly outrageous demands would be made of those who would endure the journey through the fires of boot camp. These young men would find a pride in themselves that would last forever. Those survivors of boot camp training often
...8) The bloody battle for Suribachi: the amazing story of Iwo Jima that inspired flags of our fathers
The classic first-hand WWII narrative that chronicles the Marines' savage five-day struggle to wrest Mount Suribachi from its tenacious Japanese defenders during their 35 day battle for Iwo Jima in 1945. Revised with a new introduction by the author and recently discovered photos, this book served as invaluable source material both for James Bradley's bestseller Flags of Our Fathers as well as Clint Eastwood's acclaimed film of the same name.
13) Once a marine: an Iraq War tank commander's inspirational memoir of combat, courage, and recovery
17) The lions of Iwo Jima: the story of Combat Team 28 and the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history
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