The Pacific

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Hugh Ambrose tells the story of the intertwined lives of four U.S. Marines and a U.S. Navy carrier pilot during World War II. His book The Pacific, companion to the HBO miniseries, the real-life stories of men who fought in the Pacific--from Bataan, Midway, and Guadalcanal to Peleliu, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa to the survivors’ return home.

Event: Hugh Ambrose will be reading and signing books
Wednesday, April 14, from 12:00-2:00 pm
HBO Shop
1100 Avenue of the Americas, at 42nd Street

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