I picked this one up a while back. When I purchased Band of Brothers, I got The Pacific as well. We haven't watched it yet, but this book is one of the inspirations that was used for the series.
Leckie was with the 1st Marine Division while they were battling in places like Guadalcanal and Peleliu. Much of the book felt surface level and seemed to be focused on explaining the brig, time on leave and fighting the jungle.
That all changed in the last 10% of the book. When Leckie explained what happened on Peleliu, I felt like he really went in depth of what he went through. He lost a lot of friends and was injured, The epilogue was a peek into his mind as well.
Overall, the book was okay, but there's something about it that keeps it from pushing over into a good book review. I appreciate Leckie telling his story, it didn't really resonate with me most of the time.
May they rest in peace...
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