War Stories II; Heroism in the Pacific

Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, Inc, 2004. Signed Edition. First Printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. [10], 471, [1] pages + DVD. Illustrations. Endpaper map Timeline. Glossary. Index, Sticker on front DJ says Free DVD Enclosed. Specially signed edition. Signed by North on signed edition page. Oliver Laurence North (born October 7, 1943) is an American political commentator, television host, military historian, author, and retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel. North has written several best-selling books including Under Fire, One More Mission, War Stories-Operation Iraqi Freedom, Mission Compromised, The Jericho Sanction, and The Assassins. His book American Heroes was released nationally in the United States on May 6, 2008. He writes a nationally syndicated newspaper column through Creators Syndicate. On November 5, 2013, North's American Heroes on the Homefront, was released. This is a nonfiction book that gives a firsthand account of the Americans who have volunteered to join the United States Army. The book was a collection from the dozen years North and the Fox News Channel have traveled the frontlines of the War on Terror. During those years North and his team have profiled hundreds of soldiers and chronicles what it means to be a hero. He continues the journey by following these soldiers from the battlefield back to the home front. From 2001 to 2016, North hosted War Stories with Oliver North on Fox News Channel. This book is based on this highly acclaimed television series. Includes a DVD entitled "Heroism in the Pacific." The second in a series of books highlighting the most riveting stories of monumental battles in American history. When it comes to sheer savagery endured by the American fighting man, few combat theaters could match the Pacific in World War II: the sodden malarial and Japanese infested jungles of New Guinea and Guadalcanal, the kamikaze pilots for whom death was no deterrent, and the blood-soaked beaches taken by island-hopping Marines. Here, in their own words, are the compelling stories of American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines, as told to decorated combat veteran Lt. Colonel Oliver North.

In War Stories II: Heroism in the Pacific, North reveals:

Eyewitness testimony from Pearl Harbor veterans that Japanese Zeros did not fire the first shots: our defending forces did with startling results
The living hell of the Bataan Death March and the daring rescue of the Ghosts of Bataan
The big battles: the Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, the Marianas, Leyte
How Americans cracked the secret Japanese JN-25 code and changed the course of the war

War Stories II: Heroism in the Pacific is the essential book for every veteran of the war, every student of military history, and every American who is inspired by the courage and sacrifice of the Greatest Generation in one of its greatest moments.