{"product_id":"2940170814206","title":"Strong Men Armed: The United States Marines Against Japan","description":"Written by Robert Leckie, whose wartime exploits are featured in the Tom Hanks\/Steven Spielberg HBO miniseries \u003ci\u003eThe Pacific\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStrong Men Armed\u003c\/i\u003e is the perennial bestselling classic account of the U.S. Marines' relentless drive through the Pacific during World War II. As scout and machine-gunner for the First Marine Division, Leckie fought in all its engagements until his wounding at Peleliu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eStrong Men Armed\u003c\/i\u003e, Leckie uses firsthand experience and impeccable research to re-create the nightmarish battles of the Pacific campaign-from Guadalcanal to Okinawa-as ships, men, and guns moved over vast distances to fight an enemy that was willing to defend to its last man. Here is the whole sweeping epic of the Marines who battled-and won-on the bloody beaches at Guadalcanal, the unforgiving reefs at Tarawa, the rain-soaked mud of New Britain, the dark gray soil and deadly caves of Mount Suribachi, and the muddy slopes of Shuri Castle on Okinawa. It is a masterful narrative by a writer the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e praised as possessing the \"rare gift of capturing all that is human in the most inhuman of man's activities.\"","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47105151959280,"sku":"2940170814206","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170814206_p0.jpg?v=1763718562","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170814206","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}